A man allegedly raped a 3-year-old girl after luring her with a chocolate in Maharashtra's Jalna city, officials said on Friday.
The incident occurred on Wednesday when the girl was playing outside her house located in the Sadar Bazar police station limits.
The 26-year-old accused initially did a recce of the area. At that time, the child was playing there, Deputy Superintendent of Police Anant Kulkarni said.
The man then went back and later came on a two-wheeler, lured the child under the pretext of giving her a chocolate, took her with him and allegedly raped her, the police said.
The accused later left the child outside her home. Her family members subsequently lodged a complaint at the Sadar Bazar police station.
The medical report confirmed that the child was raped, the police said.
After examining CCTV footage of the area, the police arrested the man. He was on Thursday produced in a local court, which remanded him in five-day police custody, they added.
