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Minor girl raped in Gujarat

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Press Trust of India Palanpur (Guj)
A minor girl was allegedly raped by a man living in Fanwara locality near the victim's house in Deesa, around 28 Kms from here, the police said.

The incident happened today when the 14-year-old girl was alone at her home and the accused Kishore Panchal (25) lured her, the police said.

According to the complaint filed by the mother of the victim, the accused took her to the bushes near a riverbed and raped her.

"He also threatened the girl not to tell anybody, or else he would kill her," the police said.

The police has arrested Panchal after registering offences under Section 363 (kidnapping) and 376 (rape) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) against him.

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First Published: May 12 2013 | 8:05 PM IST

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