India News | Maha: One Held, Two on the Run After Minor Girl Reveals Rape Ordeal to School Principal

Pune, Jun 2 (PTI) One person was arrested and a hunt was on for two others for allegedly raping a minor girl between 2018 and 2019, a Pune police official said on Friday.

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The girl, who is 16 years old now, revealed her ordeal to her school principal after which police was alerted and a case under Indian Penal Code and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act was registered, the Kondhwa police station official said.

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"A team comprising police women and members from a non-governmental organization (NGO) specializing in such cases visited the girl's residence and recorded her statement. She was 12 when the crime took place," he added.

A 26-year-old man has been arrested, while search was on for two others for their alleged involvement, the official said.

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