A four-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her 25-year-old uncle in a village in Vidisha district today, police said.
The accused was arrested under various sections of the IPC and the POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act, said superintendent of police Vinit Kapoor.
According to police, the accused allegedly abducted the girl from outside her house in Ganj Basoda village.
"Villagers spotted the girl lying behind a school, following which they alerted the police," the SP said.
The accused was arrested after the girl named him during investigation.
The victim was sent to the government hospital in Ganj Basoda for medical examination, he said.