Chhatarpur, Feb 22 (PTI) A 10-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a man after she went out of her school in Madhya Pradesh's Chhatarpur district, police said on Tuesday.
The incident took place in a village under Harpalpur police station area on Monday following which the 50-year-old accused was arrested, they said.
The Class 5 student went behind her school building to answer nature's call during her classes.
A 50-year-old man then forcibly took her to a deserted place nearby and allegedly raped her, Harpalpur police station in-charge Dharmendra Singh said.
Some villagers rushed to the spot after hearing cries of the girl and alerted the police, he said.
The accused was arrested and a case was registered against him under provisions of the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the official said.
