Agartala, March 29 -- An Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) employee has been arrested by the Tripura Police for beating an eight-year-old autistic girl, officials said on Saturday.

The arrested accused has been identified as Deep Golap Das, who works in the fire department at ONGC.

As per the police officials, Das has been arrested under sections 126 (2), 117 (2), 308 (2), and 353 (3) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

Amtali PS Officer-in-Charge Paritosh Das said, "We recieved a complaint on 24 March. The complainant said that her eight-year-old disabled child was physically assaulted by an ONGC employee, Deep Golap Das. A case was registered under sections 126 (2), 117 (2), 308 (2), and 353 (3). During the investigatio...