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BAREILLY: A Prantiye Raksha Dal (PRD) jawan has been arrested for allegedly raping a 17-year-old girl on Thursday in a village under Civil Lines police station of Budaun . The girl had claimed that when she had gone to the terrace of her house, her neighbour jumped from the adjoining terrace there and raped her. Police have sent the accused to jail.

Police said both girl and accused were neighbours and belong to the same caste. The girl in her complaint alleged that she had gone up to the terrace to use the toilet when her 25-year-old neighbour suddenly pounced on her and raped her. The rape survivor claimed that when she raised an alarm, her parents rushed to the terrace but the accused managed to flee.

OP Gautam, station house officer, Civil Lines police station, said, “On the complaint of the girl, an FIR was lodged against the accused (The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)under IPC section 376 (rape) and provisions of POCSO Act on Thursday. We arrested the accused on Friday and sent him to jail.”

(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)

