6-year-old girl locked In bathroom, raped by 19-year-old neighbour in Kolkata: Cops

A six-year-old girl was allegedly raped in Kolkata's Garden Reach area after she was locked up in the bathroom of a building, police said on Friday. The incident happened on Thursday on the first floor of the building on Taratala Road and police said they have arrested a 19-year-old man who is a neighbour of the girl.

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The man was arrested after a complaint was filed by the rape survivor's mother, a senior officer said. "The accused has been charged under the POCSO Act," he said. Medical test report of the girl is awaited, police said, adding that further investigation is on.

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