A 20-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday for raping a 17-year-old lady at Janetpura village in Sidhwan Bet space.

The accused has been recognized as Kulwant Singh alias Sunny, who’s pursuing a course in nursing.

Police mentioned the accused and the sufferer had been from the identical college. The sufferer, who’s a Class 12 scholar at a authorities college, mentioned she had met Kulwant when she was in Class 9 and he was in Class 12.

She added that the accused had on Tuesday requested her to fulfill him, however she refused. Later, when she was going to high school, the accused intercepted her method on a motorbike, forcibly took her to an remoted place and raped her.

Sub-inspector Sunil Kumar, station home officer (SHO) at Sidhwan Bet police station, mentioned a case has been registered below Sections 376 (rape) and 506 (legal intimidation) of Indian Penal Code and Section 4 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) Act has been registered.

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