A 40-year-old man was arrested for allegedly raping and impaling a minor girl in a village here, the police announced on Monday. The victim was suffering from abdominal pain, prompting her parents to undergo a medical examination, during which it was discovered that the 14-year-old was pregnant, they said.

According to the police, the girl informed her parents that she was assaulted by a man from their village. Mahilpur station house officer (sub-inspector) Raman Kumar said the accused was arrested under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) Act. Further investigations are underway, he added.