Ballia, (Uttar Pradesh), July 22: A 23-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday in connection with a three-year-old
case of abduction and rape, police said.
For the last three years, the
accused and the girl had been living together after marriage, Station House
Officer (SHO) Yogesh Yadav said, adding they have two children.
The man, a resident of Mau district,
was arrested from Ibrahimpatti Nahar crossing on Wednesday following a tip-off.
On June 26, 2018, a case was
registered at Bheempura police station against him under various sections of
the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences
(POCSO) Act for abduction and rape of the 15-year-old girl on the complaint of
her father.
Police also attached his property.