35-year-old man arrested after sexually assaulting five-year-old girl in Chhattisgarh’s Durg

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According to the police, the accused lured the girl into his house on the pretext of giving her chocolates; girl, who was found gagged and abandoned in a sack, hospitalised and her condition is stable, say police

Updated - April 11, 2026 10:23 pm IST - RAIPUR

A five-year-old girl was allegedly abducted and sexually assaulted by a man before being abandoned in a sack in Chhattisgarh’s Durg district on Friday (April 10, 2026). The victim remains hospitalised where her condition is stable, a senior police officer said on Saturday (April 11, 2026).

A case has been registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, and the accused, identified as Dhaneswar Sahu, 35, was subsequently arrested, Patan area Sub-Divisional Officer of Police (SDOP) Anoop Lakra said.

Published - April 11, 2026 10:22 pm IST

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