A 20-year-old youth was arrested and forwarded to court by the Town police here on Monday night for allegedly kidnapping and raping a minor girl on Saturday.
Sources said Sanjay alias Altaf Hussain, a resident of Katabahal under the Talsara police station, had befriended the girl of Kurdega area of Simdega district of Jharkhand. On Saturday, Sanjay along with his friend Wahid Ali met the girl at a religious function at Kurdega. later, they forcibly brought her to Sundargarh After watching a movie, the duo took her to a nearby hotel, where Sanjay allegedly raped the girl. The victim managed to escape from their clutches next day and reached the Town police. The police registered an FIR and nabbed Sanjay. The girl has been provided shelter at a Sundargarh-based NGO. Search is on to nab the other accused, said Town PS SI HK Behera.