Bhawanipatna: A Class-VI girl student was allegedly kidnapped and raped for two days by her relative in Thuamul Rampur area of Odisha's Kalahandi district.

Police have arrested the accused, identified as Munna Naik (30), after the family members of the victim lodged a complaint in this regard last night.

As per the FIR, the minor girl had gone to his uncle's house at Dumerapadar village on April 17 to attend a family function. While returning, she was abducted by Naik around 8 pm and taken to his house, where he kept the girl for two days and allegedly raped her. Naik later released the victim last evening.

The girl narrated the ordeal before her family members following which a complaint was lodged by the latter with police. The victim and the accused were today sent to the district headquarters hospital for medical examination.

A case has been registered in this connection at Thuamul Rampur police station under Sections 342, 363, 376 (2) (i) and POCSO Act. Investigation into the incident is underway, police sources said.

Worth mentioning, the matter has come to fore couple of days after an eight-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her uncle at Bachaka village under Biswanathpur police limits in the same district.