19-year-old arrested for allegedly raping minor girl in Rewari district

Chandigarh: A 19-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday after a minor girl from Rewari district accused him of raping her, the police said. The incident comes just days after a 19-year-old woman from the district was allegedly abducted and gangraped while she was headed to a coaching class.  

The 17-year-old girl lodged a complaint against her former schoolmate on Monday, Inspector Jagdish Parshad, SHO of Dharuhera in Rewari district, said over phone.

“In her complaint, the girl has said that her former schoolmate, a 19-year-old youth, raped her recently,” he said.

“We immediately registered a case and launched an investigation. The youth was arrested,” he said.