Banda (Uttar Pradesh): A minor girl was allegedly raped by a 23-year-old man in a village in Uttar Pradesh's Fatehpur district who was later arrested, police said on Tuesday.
The arrested accused has been identified as Jaswant Lodhi, a resident of the same village.
According to police reports, the girl was alone when Lodhi lured a minor girl to his house promising to give her sweets where he outraged her modesty on Sunday.
The girl's parents, who returned later in the night, found her in grave condition and admitted her to a government hospital where she is undergoing treatment, the policeman said.
They lodged a complaint against the accused on Monday. Acting on the complaint, cops initiated a probe and arrested the accused person.
The accused, Lodhi has confessed to the crime and police have registered a case under the relevant section of IPC and POCSO Act, the officer added.
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