Shahjahanpur:
A 17-year-old Dalit girl was allegedly raped in Uttar Pradesh's Shahjahanpur by a 25-year-old man, who was arrested hours later, police said on Sunday.
The accused is from the girl's village, the police said.
"On Saturday, a 17-year-old Dalit girl was raped in a sugarcane field by a 25-year-old man from her village under Jalalabad police station," Superintendent of Police S Anand said.
The girl managed to escape and narrated her ordeal to her family members, who lodged a police complaint, he said.
The accused was arrested late on Saturday night, the police said, adding that the girl has been sent for a medical examination.
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