India, Sept. 30 -- A five-year-old girl is in the intensive care unit (ICU) following alleged rape by her stepfather in Maharashtra's Akola.

According to an NDTV report on Monday, the assault occurred while the girl's mother was out performing garba, a traditional dance, according to police. The mother was quoted as saying that she left her daughter and son with her husband to attend the Navratri event.

Upon returning, she heard her daughter groaning loudly. The girl disclosed the incident to her mother.

The mother then took her to a hospital, where she remains in the ICU. Police have arrested the stepfather.

A man was sentenced to 20 years in prison by a Bhubaneswar special court on September 25 for repeatedly raping his eight-year-o...