<p>An elderly man has been arrested for allegedly raping an eight-year-old Dalit girl in a village here, police said on Wednesday.</p>.<p>The incident took place in the Baberu area in Banda district in Uttar Pradesh around 6 pm on Tuesday when the girl was playing near her house.</p>.<p>The accused, identified as Jagdish Pal, 70, was arrested later, Circle Officer Siyaram said, adding the girl has been sent for medical examination.</p>.<p>According to the police, the girl has a vision problem and cannot see clearly.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/up-man-rapes-kills-13-yr-old-buries-body-in-his-house-957542.html" target="_blank">UP man rapes, kills 13-yr-old, buries body in his house</a></strong></p>.<p>In a separate incident in the Bisanda area in the district, a 14-year-old boy was sodomised by a teenager on Tuesday. The accused boy has been held. </p>
<p>An elderly man has been arrested for allegedly raping an eight-year-old Dalit girl in a village here, police said on Wednesday.</p>.<p>The incident took place in the Baberu area in Banda district in Uttar Pradesh around 6 pm on Tuesday when the girl was playing near her house.</p>.<p>The accused, identified as Jagdish Pal, 70, was arrested later, Circle Officer Siyaram said, adding the girl has been sent for medical examination.</p>.<p>According to the police, the girl has a vision problem and cannot see clearly.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/up-man-rapes-kills-13-yr-old-buries-body-in-his-house-957542.html" target="_blank">UP man rapes, kills 13-yr-old, buries body in his house</a></strong></p>.<p>In a separate incident in the Bisanda area in the district, a 14-year-old boy was sodomised by a teenager on Tuesday. The accused boy has been held. </p>