Tension erupted in Rayagada district of Odisha after a minor girl student was raped by one of the staffers of an ashram school.<\/p>\n
The accused, who works as a peon in the same school, has been arrested by the police on Friday night.<\/p>\n
Victim, a class-III student, was forcibly raped by the accused during the lunch break Friday. The critically injured victim was rescued and later rushed to the local PHC for treatment.<\/p>\n
She was then shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) in Rayagada as her condition deteriorated.<\/p>\n
The victim\u2019s mother has also filed a complaint with the local police. <\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the relatives of the victim along with other villagers staged a demonstration at the school demanding action against the accused.<\/p>\n
A police team of Dangasil outpost immediately reached the school and arrested the accused.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe irate villagers present at the spot demanded the police to hand over the accuse. When the cops refused to comply, the villagers engaged in a scuffle with police. Our team tried to pacify the villagers and advised them not to take the law into their hands, but they did not budge.<\/p>\n
\u201cSoon, the villagers went berserk and started pelting stones at police. The angry mob later set ablaze a police van parked at the outpost. Several of our police personnel have sustained injuries due to the stone pelting,\u201d said Vivekanand Sharma, SP Rayagada.<\/p>\n
Police has reportedly detained several villagers involved in the violence and arson.<\/p>\n