Chaibasa (Jharkhand), March 2 A 57-year-old "ojha" (traditional healer) is alleged to have raped a minor girl at her house after performing rituals to cure the victim's brother in a village in West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand, police said on Monday.
The "ojha," who had previously served a jail sentence in a rape case, was arrested on Monday under various sections of the BNS and POCSO.
Sub-Divisional Police Officer (Jagannathpur) Raphael Murmu said that the victim's mother had called the "ojha" to cure her sick son using black magic at the village under the Jagannathpur police station on Sunday.
"Ojha" treating illnesses is common in several parts of the country.
The SDPO said that after performing the rituals, the "ojha" had sent the complainant and her sick son to take a walk around a nearby pond and immerse the worshipped materials in it.
The boy's 17-year-old older sister was alone at home, and the "ojha" forced himself on her. The victim narrated the ordeal when her mother returned home, which led her to register a complaint with the police.
Murmu said that the police team formed to investigate the matter arrested the accused on Monday.
The "ojha" had been in jail in a rape case in Jagannathpur in 2014, police said.