The man held her captive and raped her for around one-and-half months, said police. (Representational)

Ballia, Uttar Pradesh:

A man was arrested in Uttar Pradesh’s Ballia on Monday for allegedly kidnapping a 15-year-old girl and raping her for one-and-half months, police said.

According to the police, the minor girl went missing from her village under Kotwali police station area on July 9. A case was registered in the matter the next day on the complaint of the girl’s father.

On August 26, the minor girl was rescued from Deoria, and she gave a statement before a magistrate, SHO Rajiv Singh said In her statement, the girl alleged that Rahul Kumar Singh (19), a resident of Siwan district of Bihar, took her to Deoria after kidnapping her. He held her captive and raped her for around one-and-half months, he said.

The SHO added that the accused person was arrested near the station crossing on Monday. 

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