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.
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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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