A senior police official was today arrested for allegedly trying to marry a minor girl in Balua area here, police said.
Pradyumn Kumar Yadav (45), posted as DSP in Raipur (Chhatisgarh), was arrested during his bid to tie the knot with a 13-year-old girl at a temple in Uttarigaon village in the district, Superintendent of Police Sharad Sachan said.
The arrest was made after villagers informed the police about the act of Yadav.
Further investigations into the matter are underway, the SP added.
