Bhubaneswar, Feb. 17 -- A newborn baby girl was rescued near the residence of a 70-year-old man accused of a minor's rape and an alleged abortion case in Odisha's Jajpur district late Monday night, police said.

The infant was found near the house of the accused in Byasanagar area. Local residents noticed the baby lying on the road in the dark and immediately alerted police. With the assistance of locals, the child was rescued and rushed to Jajpur Road Medical Hospital for treatment.

The development comes amid serious allegations against the elderly man, who was arrested on Monday following rape charges levelled by a minor girl.

Two days prior to his arrest, allegations had also surfaced that the minor had undergone an abortion. In conn...