Kolkata, Oct 16
A youth was arrested and sent to police custody for seven days in connection with the rape of a six-year-old girl in the Suti Police Station area of Murshidabad district.
Police sources said that there were scratch marks on the face and various body parts of the accused. Police personnel took the accused to the spot on Wednesday.
Later, hearing the child's screams, the villagers rushed towards the spot. They rescued the girl who was profusely bleeding. The villagers also caught the accused red-handed.
The incident had created tension in the area.