The Malavalli Town police arrested a construction worker on Sunday on the charge of raping a minor girl, his friend, recently.
The police gave the name of the arrested as D. Mahadevu, resident of Keerthi Nagar at Malavalli in Mandya district.
Complaint filed
According to the police, although the accused had sexually assaulted the girl a few days ago, the complaint was filed in the police station by the mother of the victim only on Sunday. It was stated in the complaint by the girl’s mother that the accused had first offered to marry the girl and after sexually assaulting her, he refused to marry her.
A case has been registered.