The accused is a neighbour of the minor girl and the incident took place on Wednesday evening at around 8:30 when the victim went to play at the accused's house, the police added.
The accused has been identified as Irfan Khan (38); the victim knew him and used to call him uncle. The accused took the minor with him by luring her during school lunch hour and committed the crime.
Rahul Mithas, Superintendent of Police, Mainpuri city said, "A minor girl was raped by her stepfather. A case has been registered against the accused and he has been arrested. The investigation is underway"
The incident occurred in Jharda village under the jurisdiction of Jharda police station in the district on Tuesday. As soon as the police received the information about the matter, they swung into action and arrested the accused, who lives in the same village, within 12 hours of the incident
A man was arrested for allegedly raping a 29-year-old married woman on the pretext of showing his home in Nalasopara area of Palghar district, said police on Wednesday.
Nishatpura Police station in charge Rupesh Dubey told ANI over phone, "The incident occurred on the night of June 2. The victim's family lives on rent at the accused's house. On the night of the incident, the girl was playing at home and her mother was preparing food. Meanwhile, the accused
Mumbai police have arrested a 45-year-old man from the Navi Mumbai area for allegedly raping a 38-year-old teacher after trespassing on her house, officials said.
The incident occurred in Dubahi village under Karahiya police station in the district on Monday night. The accused is identified as Sheru Jatav (30), a resident of the same village.