A mentally challenged 16-year-old girl was raped in Jammu and Kashmir's Ganderbal district on Friday, police said.
The accused has been arrested.
The 38-year-old man allegedly picked the girl from a paddy field and took her to a nearby spring in Nagbal area, 14 km from summer capital Srinagar, and raped her.
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The incident triggered protests in the area, with people demanding death for the man.
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