The 51-year-old man is married but has no child. A couple of years ago, he came in contact with the relatives of the 17 -year-old girl, who allegedly handed the girl over to him for a heft sum of money, a police official said.
The accused and the girl had been living in a house as a 'married couple'.
The girl, in her ninth month of pregnancy, went to a private hospital here. The hospital management informed the CWC which, in turn, alerted the police.
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