In a shameful and horrific incident, a 55-year-old man allegedly raped a 6-year-old girl in a village of Maharashtra’s Beed district, police said on Wednesday.

An official said that the alleged incident took place on March 3. Giving details, he said that the victim was playing with some friends when the man approached her and lured her to an old house on the pretext of offering her chocolates where he allegedly raped her.

The official said the accused also threatened the child with dire consequences if she disclosed the matter to anyone.

The incident came to the fore after the girl finally narrated the ordeal to her father as she was in pain. The victim’s father then filed a complaint and a case was registered against the accused on March 5 under section 376 (Punishment for rape) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the official said, adding that the accused has been arrested and further investigation is underway.

In a similar incident, a 3-year-old toddler girl was raped and murdered, allegedly by her mother’s boyfriend in Bengaluru last month. The 26-year-old accused, who according to the police, was under the influence of marijuana while committing the heinous crime, was arrested.

According to the police, the victim was the daughter of a single mother who works in a garment factory and lives alone. The accused was in a relationship with victim’s mother for the past year and used to take care of the child when the mother was at work.

However, the 26-year-old man allegedly raped and murdered the toddler, while under the influence of marijuana on January 31 evening near Nandgokul government school of Kaveri Nagar under Kamaskshipalya police limits in South Bengaluru.

Police at the time had said that the accused was arrested a few hours later at around 7 pm and a case has been registered against him under Sections 376 and 402 of the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

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