Youth held for raping minor in U'khand's Dehradun

Dehradun, Jul 10 (PTI) A youth was arrested on Thursday for allegedly luring and raping a minor girl here, police said.

A case was registered against the accused, identified as Anil Kumar Pal (19), under sections 65(1)/137(2)/190 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and 3/4 of the POCSO Act based on the complaint filed by the victim's father, who lives in Patel Nagar area, they said.

The accused was arrested based on information received from an informer, police said.

Pal, a resident of Mirganj area in Uttar Pradesh's ​​Bareilly district, was currently living in Railway Down Colony in Dehradun, they said. PTI COR AS AS