MP: Teen rapes 18-month-old girl in Damoh, held from Jabalpur

An 18-month old girl was raped in her home in Damoh in Mhya Presh allegedly by a teen relative who was later held from Jabalpur, some 110 kilometres away, a senior police official said on Sunday.

ditional Superintendent of Police Shiv Kumar Singh said incident happened on Saturday night when infant's mor h gone out to buy vegetables and far h t returned home from work.

"When infant's mor came home, she found infant in a distressed condition and rushed her to hospital. child is out of danger. woman n approached police after which 19-year-old accused was held under IPC and POCSO Act provisions," he ded.

Police said accused was held from a vill in Jabalpur's Katangi area. 

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