In most of the sexual assault cases, especially those involving minor girls, the perpetrator is someone within the family or know to them. Despite the close family or family-like bonding some turns out to be monsters inside, lurking to prey on unsuspecting vulnerable victims.

A 20-year-old man arrested in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh, on Saturday was no different.

He was arrested for sexually assaulting an 18-month-old baby. According to the cops, the accused, who was known to the child's family took the toddler from her parents on Thursday evening on the pretext of playing with her.

But when the accused and the child were not to be seen even at night, the parents panicked.

Police was informed by the parents and a search was launched. The baby was found abandoned in an agriculture farm in Harsud after sexual assault.

Based on the family's complaint, the 20-year-old was arrested. He has been booked under IPC section 376 AB and also relevant provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.





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The accused could face up to death penalty for the crime, after last year Madhya Pradesh became the first state to amend the laws to award capital punishments to sexual assault of girl under the age of 12.

The first rapist sentenced to death under the new law is set to be hanged on March 2.

The convict, Mahendra Singh Gond, a former school teacher will be hanged till death in Jabalpur jail.

He was found guilty of raping and brutally violating a minor girl on June 30 last year.