Another day, another rape in Uttar Pradesh, which is being touted as being safe for women under the Yogi Adityanath dispensation.
A 17-year-old girl was allegedly abducted and raped by her tuition teacher in Bairia area of Ballia, police said on Monday.
The accused, Nitesh Kumar, was arrested on Sunday, senior sub-inspector (Bairia) Atul Mishra said. Kumar abducted the teen on November 7 and raped her, he said.
On the complaint of the girl's mother, a case under sections pertaining to rape and kidnapping of the Indian Penal Code and POCSO Act has been registered. A detailed probe is on in the matter, he said. PTI