Nagpur, Mar 21 (PTI) A teen has been arrested for allegedly abducting and raping a minor girl he befriended on Facebook, police in Nagpur said on Sunday.

The accused has been identified as Surya alias Datta Baburao Jambhulkar (19), a resident of Parvati Nagar and a history-sheeter, an official said.

"The 15-year-old victim's grandmother went to hospital on March 3 to meet a relative. Jambhulkar came to the teen's home, abducted her and raped her in Mazari area. The girl managed to contact her grandmother on mobile phone who pleaded with him to release her but he refused. The victim, however, managed to escape," he said.

After the victim approached police, Jambhulkar was arrested on Saturday, the Sakkardara police station official said.

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