Boisar (Maharashtra), September 14: An 12-year-old minor boy has been arrested and sent to a remand home for allegedly raping a 5-year-old girl in Boisar town of Maharashtra’s Palghar district.

The incident came into cognizance when the victim complained abdominal pain and the parents took her to a hospital. The doctor who examined the girl informed them that the victim was sexually assaulted, as the reason of her pain. Immediately, the parents informed the police.

On enquiry, the victim shared her ordeal and named a 12-year-old neighbour (a class 7th student) who lured her and took her to an isolated place on the terrace of the residential building where they live and assaulted her sexually on Monday.

The victim is currently undergoing medical treatment and the accused has been sent to a remand home. Both the families of the children are natives of Bihar.

The boy confessed his crime and the police have detained the minor boy and a case has been registered against the 12-year-old accused under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, a police official said on Tuesday.