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Minor girl raped in UP, man arrested

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Press Trust of India Mathura
A minor girl was allegedly raped by man in Adig village here, police said today.

She was allegedly raped last night by one Banya Singh, who was arrested after family members lodged a complaint with the Govardhan police station, SSP Bablu Kumar said.

Meanwhile, villagers in Maghora demanded immediate arrest of Anis, one of the two accused who managed to escape after allegedly raping a minor girl on Tuesday night.

The Maghora Panchayat has decided to boycott on socially and economically the Qureshi community, Maghora Pradhan Chandra Pal Singh said after a two-hour meeting attended by 700 villagers.

Everybody has agreed to boycott the community, he said, adding a five member recovery team has been constituted to collect all arrears of different people from the Qureshi community.
 

Singh said , washerman, bangle sellers, beggars have been exempted from the boycott.

"Five teams have been formed to nab the accused," said SP rural Arun Kumar Singh.

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First Published: Sep 29 2016 | 9:07 PM IST

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