Latur, Mar 17 (PTI) A 22-year-old man was arrested and paraded on the streets of Maharashtra's Latur for allegedly beating up a minor girl, police said on Thursday.

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The accused Gaus Mustafa Syed allegedly beat up a 17-year-old girl over a dispute, in Vivekanand Chowk police station limits, on March 14, an official said.

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The police nabbed the accused from Dnyaneshwar Nagar locality and he was dragged to the police station by women personnel on Tuesday, he said.

The accused is a local goon and has several cases to his name at local police stations, the official said.

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