Ballia, August 28: A youth was arrested here on Monday for allegedly abducting a 15-year-old girl and raping her for one-and-half months, police said. According to the police, the minor girl went missing from her village under Kotwali police station area on July 9. A case was registered in the matter the next day on the complaint of the victim's father. Sexual Assault in Delhi: Two Boys Sexually Assaulted by Classmates in Govt School in Shahbad Dairy, Opposition Demands Education Minister Atishi's Resignation

On August 26, the minor girl was rescued from Deoria, and she gave a statement before a magistrate, SHO Rajiv Singh said In her statement, the girl alleged that Rahul Kumar Singh (19), a resident of Siwan district of Bihar, took her to Deoria after kidnapping her. He held her captive and raped her for around one-and-half months, he said. Mumbai Shocker: Physical Education Teacher Sexually Assaults Four Girls at Civic School in Vikhroli; Arrested

The SHO added that the accused person was arrested near the station crossing on Monday.

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