Bijnor, Oct 17 (IANS) The police in Uttar Pradesh's Bijnor district have arrested a cleric for allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl in a mosque.The incident took place about a fortnight ago when the girl had gone to the mosque in Amroha for religious education. She narrated her ordeal to her father only recently.A case has been registered against the cleric under section 376 (rape) of the IPC and POCSO act following a complaint by the victim's father.Inspector P.K. Chauhan said: "The accused maulvi, identified as Abdul Qadir, will soon be produced before the court and sent to jail on Monday."
--IANS amita/ksk/
(Disclaimer: This post has been auto published from IANS news agency without any modification to the text and has not been reviewed by editor)
