Two-year-old raped by her relative at a Ranapur school

A two-and-a-half-year-old tribal girl was allegedly raped by her relative inside a school premises in Jhabua district of Madhya Pradesh, police said on Tuesday.

The accused, Thanu Bhuria, has been arrested, TC Pawar, in-charge of Ranapur Police Station in the district, told a news agency.

The 30-year-old man sexually abused the girl under a shed in a Government school near Lambela village, about 175km from here, yesterday when she was playing, Pawar said.

Bhuria, who is related to the victim, fled after committing the crime but was nabbed today, he added.