A five-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a man after he lured her with a mango in a marriage reception in Jharkhand's Ranchi district, police said on Saturday, (June 7, 2025).
The incident occurred during a marriage reception at a village in Chanho, about 50 km from the state's capital Ranchi, on Friday evening, and the 25-year-old accused was arrested after he was beaten up by locals, a police officer said.
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A preliminary investigation revealed that the man was in an inebriated condition when he committed the crime, he said.
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