Man on the run after raping Dalit teenager in UP

A case of rape emerged in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday where a Dalit girl was allegedly raped by a villager who has been on the run after the incident.

Bhadohi (UP):A man escaped from a village after allegedly raping a Dalit teenager in Uttar Pradesh's Bhadohi district, police said on Saturday.

The incident happened in a village in Gopiganj area on Friday when Mukesh Singh alias Ravindra took the girl to a pump set room in the fields and raped her there, Circle Officer K Singh said.

The accused later fled from the spot threatening the girl of dire consequences, he said. An FIR has been registered and police has launched a manhunt to arrest him. (PTI report)