A 19-year-old neighbour of the girl was arrested by the police and booked him under the POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act.
Kolkata: A six-year-old girl was allegedly raped in Kolkata's Garden Reach area after she was locked up in the bathroom of a vacant community hall, police said on Friday.
The incident happened on Thursday in the first floor of the building, which is let out for social functions, on Taratala Road and a 19-year-old man neighbour of the girl has been arrested, said police.
The man was arrested after a complaint was filed by the child's mother, a senior officer said. "The accused has been booked under the POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act," he said.
A medical test report of the girl is awaited, police said, adding that further investigations are underway.
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