The city police have arrested a 19-year-old man, Mohit, for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl. The minor had complained that Mohit had lured her into entering into an intimate relationship with her on the pretext of marrying her.
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Station House Office (SHO) Bimal Kant Sharma of police station division said that a case under Sections 376 (rape) & 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code had been registered against the suspect.
He was produced before a court on Monday and was sent to 14-day judicial remand. He added that the complainant and the accused were distant relatives. A medical examination of the girl was also conducted, the SHO added.
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