Latur, Jul 10 (PTI) A 17-year-old girl was rescued by Latur police in Maharashtra more than a than a year after she was kidnapped, an official said on Monday.

The teen girl went missing from Nilanga tehsil here last year following which a kidnapping case was filed at Kasarshirshi police station by her kin, Inspector Riyaz Shaikh said.

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A probe by police teams, including the Anti Human Trafficking Cell (AHTC) and the Cyber Cell, found her living with a man in Latur city after "marriage", he said.

The man with whom she was living has been arrested under Indian Penal Code and Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, he said.

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"The girl has been reunited with her parents. The man has been remanded in 14-day judicial custody after being produced in court on July 8," he said.

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