The police acted swiftly on the complaint of rape of a minor girl and arrested the alleged culprit on Thursday. A resident of laxman Chowk area of the city registered a complaint against one Puneet Kumar (19) for sexually assaulting her minor daughter aged 14. The culprit is a college student. The complainant in her report has alleged that on Wednesday she along with her husband was not in their house when Kumar on finding the minor alone called the girl in his room and sexually assaulted her.
The culprit allegedly threatened the girl of dire consequences if she tells anyone about the incident. The girl however revealed the entire episode to her parents when they returned home. The Kotwali police registered a case against Kumar who is a resident of Balia district of Uttar Pradesh and arrested him instantly.