An 11-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her landlord in Bhubaneswar, police said Friday.

The incident took place December 4 when the parents of the girl were absent from home. Her father lodged a complaint at the Mahila Police Station Thursday, and the accused was arrested, the police said.

The accused has been booked under the POCSO Act and BNS, they said.

The father, in his complaint, stated that the accused took advantage of their absence at home and forcibly raped his minor daughter. He also allegedly threatened to kill her if she disclosed it to anyone.

However, the parents found the girl in trauma and pain, following which she was admitted to Capital Hospital.

Urmila Mohapatra, a member of the State Commission for Women, Odisha, visited the hospital and talked to the victim’

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