Youth Arrested For Raping Minor Girl In Jeypore

Koraput: A youth was arrested for allegedly kidnapping and raping a minor girl student of Jeypore town in Koraput.

The accused has been identified as 19-year-old Surendra Harijan of Hantalguda under Kundura police limits.

He was arrested from Hantalguda and forwarded to court.

According to police, a complaint was lodged with Jeypore Town police on December 5 saying that a minor girl from Jeypore town studying in Class IX had been kidnapped.

On the basis of the complaint, police launched an investigation into the matter. During the course of its investigation, police rescued the minor girl and arrested accused Surendra from Hantalguda under Kundura police limits.