India, July 11 -- A 48-year-old Bihar man was arrested in Assam's Sivasagar district for allegedly raping a 12-year-old girl multiple times, police said on Saturday.

The additional superintendent of police (ASP), Sivasagar, Moidul Islam said the accused and the victim are residents of the same area under Sivasagar police station and he took advantage of the absence of her parents.

According to the family members of the victim, the matter came to light on Friday after she complained of severe pain in her stomach. "Her family members said that she was raped multiple times at her home in the absence of her parents," officer said.

"She is the eldest child and she used to take care of her siblings when her parents went out for work during t...