Simdega (Jharkhand), Oct 22 (PTI) A 60-year-old woman was allegedly raped in Jharkhand's Simdega district and a 20-year-old man was arrested in connection with it, police said on Friday.

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The woman, who works in a hotel at Hurda, was allegedly raped on Thursday when she was alone, the police said in a statement.

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The man was caught by the police when he was trying to flee to Delhi via Odisha fearing arrest.

He was forwarded to judicial custody by a local court before which he was produced during the day.

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