Bhubaneswar, May 3 -- Biju Janata Dal (BJD), the main Opposition party in Odisha, has sought proper action in connection with the alleged rape of a minor tribal girl at a government-run hostel in Koraput district on April 13.

According to the Naveen Patnaik-led party, the eight-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a youth inside Guneipada ST-SC Girls' Hostel at Kalapada Village under Lamtaput block in Koraput district during the night hours of April 13.

However, the hostel authorities sent the girl to her home without arranging immediate medical care. They also did not inform the incident to police, alleged a BJD delegation that met the victim's family today.

The incident came to the fore only after the deterioration in the girl's heal...