A 19-year-old married woman
was allegedly abducted and raped by a youth in Khunt village under Barghat tehsil in the district, police said today.
The incident took place on Saturday and the accused, identified as Shafiq Khan, was arrested yesterday, they said.
According to police, Khan abducted the woman from her parent's home in the village and later raped her. "However, she managed to escape from Khan's clutches and reached her parents' place and told them about the incident," they said.
A complaint was lodged with the police, following which Khan was arrested and produced at a local court, which remanded him in judicial custody.
The victim had come to stay with her parents for a few days, police added.
