Saharanpur (UP), Apr 27 (PTI) A man has been arrested for allegedly kidnapping and raping a 16-year-old girl in a village here, police said on Thursday.
SP Dehat Sagar Jain said that 10 days ago, a youth had drugged the family members of the teen girl and then abducted her.
The accused took the victim to a nearby forest and allegedly raped her, he said.
On regaining consciousness, the family members reached the forest in search of the girl and found her in a bad condition there, the SP said.
The accused was arrested and sent to jail on Wednesday. A case has been registered against him under sections of the Indian Penal Code and the POCSO Act, he said. PTI COR SAB NB NB
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