Malkangiri, Jul 22 (PTI) A truck driver from Madhya Pradesh was arrested for allegedly raping a girl in Odisha's Malkangiri district, police said on Tuesday.

The girl had gone to her friend's house on Sunday night but did not return home, following which her family lodged a missing person's complaint at the Malkangiri Adarsh police station.

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The girl was spotted on Monday night along with a truck driver, in a suspicious condition, near Bija Ghat on NH 326 by locals who informed the police.

Police said they immediately went to the spot, rescued the girl and arrested the truck driver.

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A case was registered, and the girl was sent to a shelter home, they said.

The arrested driver was identified as Shubham Singh (26), a resident of Madhya Pradesh, police said.

The truck, which has been seized, was transporting cement and on its way to Jeypore in Koraput district, they said.

An investigation was underway to piece together the chain of events, they added.

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