India News | Man Arrested for Abduction, Rape of 15-year-old Girl in UP's Ballia
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A man has been arrested here on Saturday for allegedly abducting and raping a 15-year-old girl, police said.
Ballia (UP), Apr 22 (PTI) A man has been arrested here on Saturday for allegedly abducting and raping a 15-year-old girl, police said.
Banke Yadav (22) had kidnapped the minor girl around 10 days ago from a village under Bairia police station area, they said.
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On the complaint of the teen girl's father, a case was registered against the accused, police said.
The victim, in her statement, alleged that Yadav repeatedly raped her, they said.
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Following this, section 376 (rape) of the Indian Penal Code and POCSO Act were added to the FIR, police said.
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