10-year-old girl allegedly raped and killed in Odisha

A 10-year-old girl was allegedly raped and killed in Odisha’s Bhadrak district, triggering a protest by locals, police said on Wednesday.

Bhadrak Superintendent of Police Manoj Kumar Rout said one accused was arrested from Jagatsinghpur district in connection with the case.

The incident came to the fore when some people found the blood-soaked



body of the minor near a bush in Baligaon under the Chandbali Police Station limits on Tuesday evening, another officer said.

The girl’s family lodged a complaint with the police, alleging that she was raped and murdered.

Local people staged a road blockade in Baligaon on Tuesday night, demanding immediate arrest of those involved in the crime.