21-year-old boy allegedly rapes minor girl in Punjab

Hoshiarpur: A 17-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a youth at her house at a village in Hoshiarpur, police said on Wednesday.

Hardeep, aged 21, had been booked for rape after the girl lodged a complaint to police in this regard.

Hardeep alias Deepu was absconding and a hunt was on to nab him, police said.

In her complaint, the girl alleged the accused entered her house in Paldi village after scaling the boundary wall and raped her.