Youth booked for raping 14-year-old

Ludhiana: The police, on Monday, booked a 20-year-old youth for raping a 14-year-old girl in the city a day before.
The minor’s grandmother said in her police complaint, “Early on Sunday, I found my granddaughter missing. I went out to look for her. On hearing her cries from a hut, I ran towards it and saw a youth raping her. I rescued the girl and tried to nab the accused, but he managed to flee.”
Investigating officer sub-inspector Jasveer Kaur said a case has been registered and the accused would be arrested soon.
The youth has been booked under Section 376 (rape) of the IPC and the Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.