Man held for raping minor sister-in-law in Patna

PATNA: A 34-year-old man was arrested from Parsa Bazar in Patna rural on Friday night on charges of raping his 16-year-old sister-in-law at a village under the Masaurhi police station area on Wednesday night.
The accused, Amit Sao, was arrested from his rented accommodation at Parsa Bazar. He was produced in a local court, which remanded him in judicial custody for 14 days.
SHO of Masaurhi police station Ranjeet Kumar Rajak said the accused had escaped after committing the crime.
The girl had lodged an FIR accusing Sao of outraging the modesty when she was sleeping in her room. Police said the girl had gone to the accused’s rented house to help her elder sister who was pregnant.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)