abducted by a youth and raped repeatedly by him at a village here, police said today.
The accused, Sukhchoun Katia (20), was arrested from Barela village in the district yesterday, Ghansour police station in-charge CK Tiwari said.
The girl, belonging to Chari village, was studying in tenth class at a school in Nainpur and staying in a hostel, he said.
She was allegedly abducted on September 2 when she left for the hostel from her village, he said.
When she did not reach the hostel, her parents lodged a complaint at a local police station.
On the basis of the girl's statement, police arrested Katia under sections 363 (kidnapping), 366 and 376 (rape) of the IPC and also under relevant sections of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012.
Further investigation in the matter is on, police added.