Koraput: A 21-year-old man was arrested for allegedly kidnapping and raping a girl in a car in Odisha’s Koraput district, police said Tuesday.
The family of the minor lodged a complaint Sunday, claiming that the girl was missing, following which an investigation was initiated, Koraput Town Police Station Inspector-in-Charge Satyananda Patra said.
Patra said the accused, under the pretext of offering her a lift, abducted the 17-year-old girl and allegedly raped her in the car.
“The police rescued the girl and arrested the accused. He was subsequently produced before a court, which remanded him to judicial custody for 14 days,” the police officer added.
PTI
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