4 arrested over sexual assault of minor girl in Malkangiri

Malkangiri: The police have arrested as many as four people over the minor girl sexual assault in Malkangiri on Monday. The girl was subjected to sexual assault by a truck driver at an isolated spot.

According to information, the girl was rescued from the main road in Bija Ghat connecting the headquarters and Jeypore. The girl had gone to a birthday party of her friend on Monday. She did not return home and the family members frantically searched for her.

Later on she was rescued from the isolated spot on the main road between Malkangiri and Jeypore. The truck driver was detained in this matter and now four people have been arrested.

According to source, as the family searched for the girl, some locals spotted the truck driver and the girl at the spot and then informed the police.