Dehradun, Jul 10 (PTI) A youth was arrested on Thursday for allegedly luring and raping a minor girl here, police said.

A case was registered against the accused, identified as Anil Kumar Pal (19), under sections 65(1)/137(2)/190 of Indian Penal Code and 3/4 of the POCSO Act based on the complaint filed by the victim's father, who lives in Patel Nagar area, they said.

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The accused was arrested based on information received from an informer, police said.

Pal, a resident of Mirganj area in Uttar Pradesh's ??Bareilly district, was currently living in Railway Down Colony in Dehradun, they said.

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