Bantwal : An auto driver has heen arrested for allegedly raping a minor dalit girl by the Bantwal rural police.
The accused is identified as Samrath a resident of Uggabettu in Vagga.
The girl was working in a cashew factory located in Pachaje in Vogga. He had taken her to a interior place and raped her. Due to this she became pregnant.The parents came to know about this when they took her for a check up in a private hospital in Mangalore.
As the girl is a minor, a case has been registered against the accused.
Bantwal circle inspector Belliyappa and his team are investigating the matter.
A case has been registered in Bantwal rural police station here on Friday August 1.
