SHAHKOT
The Shahkot police have arrested a villager on the charge of raping a girl.
The investigating officer (IO) Harnek Singh said that the accused has been identified as Gur-Ikbal Singh son of Arsal Singh a resident of Kania Khurd village.
The victim had complained to the police that the accused repeatedly raped her on the promise of marrying her and threatened to kill her and her mother if they do not break her engagement with him.
IO said that a case under section 376(rape) of the IPC was registered against the accused.