Teenage girl abducted, raped in UP

Ghaziabad: A 15-year-old girl was allegedly abducted and raped by an autorickshaw driver in Loni border area here, police said today.

The girl was on her way to school on Monday when she was accosted by auto driver Wasim who took her to a relative’s house in Mustafabad colony and raped her, Station House Officer of Loni border police station, Virendra Yadav said.

The girl returned to her house the same evening and narrated the incident to her parents following which they complained to the police, he said.

On the basis of their complaint, an FIR was lodged under relevant sections of the IPC against the accused, Yadav said.

The girl was sent to district hospital for medical examination, he said, adding the accused was arrested yesterday.