BHOPAL: A 4-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her neighbour in Jabalpur district on Friday night. The girl, according to police, suffered serious injuries to her private parts .

The accused, Jagmohan Kol, 30, a resident of Lakhram locality allured the girl who returned from nursery offering chocolate and took her to an isolated place in the village and raped her.

As the youth was neighbour, mother of survivor, who saw her going with him did not suspect him. The survivor's father, a vegetable vendor, was at his shop at the time of the incident in the afternoon. After the sexual assault, the girl returned home crying and narrated the ordeal to her mother.

She initially consoled her daughter and waited until her husband returned from the shop at night. After the girl's father came back, he took her to police station and lodged a complaint.

The police took the youth in custody. He was charged with the rape under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offence Act on Saturday after getting medical report positive. Station head officer Sehorea police station said, "Medical report confirmed that the little girl was raped and her vital parts suffered injuries."

