Rampur (UP): A youth allegedly raped a minor girl in Qundesra village in the district, police said on Wednesday.
Additional Superintendent of Police Sadhna Goswami told a news agency, "The accused took the girl to an adjacent field yesterday and violated her".
"The culprit has been nabbed," he said.
The District Magistrate, Superintendent of Police and other senior officials rushed to the scene of crime and assured the relatives of stringent action.
The incident triggered fears of communal disturbance as the accused and the victim belong to different communities.
PTI
First Published: Wednesday, January 16, 2013, 15:15