Ranchi, Nov. 14 -- Union Minister of State Sanjay Seth on Saturday questioned the delay in the arrest of Congress MLA Bhushan Bara in a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) case involving a 14-year-old tribal girl and sought an explanation from Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and the Jharkhand government.

Speaking to ANI in Ranchi, Seth alleged that the minor girl was subjected to physical assault, threats and sexual assault by the Congress MLA. He also questioned the circumstances under which the girl had been sent to the MLA's residence, saying she had expected to be raised there like a daughter.

"A young tribal girl who thought she was going to her guardian's house, where she would be raised like a daughter... but little ...