Agra: The police arrested a 19-year-old for allegedly raping a five-year-old girl six days ago. The accused has been identified as a resident of Tehara village of the Saiyan police jurisdiction of Agra district, a Times of India report read.

Police said the accused, who is a neighbour of the victim, took her to a secluded place near his farm and raped her. "The minor was playing with her friends, and the accused teenager took her to a farm and later fled from the spot," said, Bajnath Singh, station house officer of Saiyan.

The parents of the accused claim that he is a minor and not a 19-year-old, police said. The teenager has been booked under the POSCO Act and relevant sections of the IPC.

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