Abohar, May 14

The police arrested a man for allegedly exploiting a 16-year-old girl, his distant relative, for the past four months.

A complaint was submitted to the police in this regard and a case under Sections 376 and 506 of the IPC and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act was registered.

Father of the victim Jaswinder Singh of Tootwala village said they had recently shifted to Khuyiansarwer village and had been visiting the house of the accused, their distant relative. He said his daughter, a Class X student, revealed that the accused had been forcing her for physical relations whenever other members of the family were away. The girl has been medically examined. — OC