Gajapati district, Feb. 9 -- A seven-year-old girl has been allegedly sexually assaulted by another minor boy in the Chandragiri outpost area under Mohana police station in Odisha's Gajapati district, according to the police.

The rape case has been registered under appropriate sections of BNS and POCSO in Gajapati district, with the accused minor boy confessing to the crime.

Speaking to ANI, Gajapati Superintendent of Police (SP) Jatin Kumar Panda informed that the minor victim's medical examination has been done. He added that the statements of the victim as well as the accused have been recorded, in which the accused confessed to the assault.

"A case has been registered based on a complaint. After the investigation, the allegations w...