The main accused in the rape of a minor was arrested by the police reportedly from the jungles of Rudrapur area in Sahaspur on Saturday. According to official sources, on January 27, a person had reported to Sahaspur police station that his 16-year old daughter had gone to school on January 26 but not returned home. Search for her on the day revealed no clues about her whereabouts and when she was found on the next day, she had said that she men a man named Sangam while she was returning from school in the afternoon. He forced her to accompany him on his vehicle and took her to near a river where he allegedly raped her. A friend of his named Raju also molested the girl. She was threatened that she would be killed if she told anyone at home about the incident. A case was registered by the police under sections of IPC and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO). The police soon arrested accused Raju but the main accused Sangam managed to escape. The police managed to arrest the main accused Sangam from the woods in Rudrapur area of Sahaspur on Saturday. They also recovered the vehicle used in the crime.