The accused took the victim to a nearby forest and allegedly raped her (Representational)
A man has been arrested for allegedly kidnapping and raping a 16-year-old girl in a village here, police said on Thursday.
Dehat Sagar Jain, Superintendent of Police, Saharanpur, said that 10 days ago, a youth had drugged the family members of the teen girl and then abducted her.
The accused took the victim to a nearby forest and allegedly raped her, he said.
On regaining consciousness, the family members reached the forest in search of the girl and found her in a bad condition there, he said.
The accused was arrested and sent to jail on Wednesday. A case has been registered against him under sections of the Indian Penal Code and the POCSO Act, he said.