A 28-year-old man was arrested for allegedly kidnapping and raping a minor girl under Hariharpur Police out post area on Friday. The accused has been identified as Pankaj Baitha, a father of two children.
According to police, Baitha had kidnapped a seven-year-old girl on Thursday night and taken her to river bank in the village and allegedly raped her there.
Police said that Baitha was a resident of the same village. He always used to come to the girl's house to meet her grandfather. On the day of incident at around 9 pm after having dinner, the girl’s grandfather found that the girl was missing.
He raised voice to the villagers and also someone informed the police. OP in-charge Shaukat Khan reached their and fond the girl with the help of villagers.
An FIR has been lodged under section 363 (abduction), 376 (Rape) and 4 under POCSO Act, said Khan.
Police arrested the accused and sent him to judicial custody.
Police recorded the statement of victim before the court under section of 164 IPC after medical examination, Khan added.