Three minor girls `sexually abused` in Odisha

Kendrapara: Three minor girls, including a six-year-old, were sexually abused in separate incidents in Odisha`s Kendrapara district, police said on Monday.

A six-year-old girl was allegedly raped by Nakul Mallick (36) in Manapur village yesterday, they said. In another incident, a teacher of a government-run primary school in Balia village under Mahakalpada police jursdiction was accused of outraging the modesty of a 5th?standard student within the school premises, police said. The accused Muktikanta Swain evaded arrest after the victim`s parents lodged a complaint today at the local police station, police said. In yet another case, a 17-year-old boy allegedly sexually assaulted a minor girl in Haladiagada village under Marshaghai police limit, about 35 km from here, police said. The juvenile deliquent was arrested, police said adding all the victims were medically examined at the district headquarters hospital today. PTI