Adilabad, June 28 -- Adilabad Police have arrested three people, including a couple from Maharashtra, in connection with the alleged kidnapping, trafficking, and sexual assault of a minor girl, officials said on Saturday.

The victim, a class-10 student who was staying with her grandmother, was allegedly lured away under false pretences and trafficked to Rajasthan, according to Adilabad district police.

Officials said that the accused couple, identified as Nirmala Bapunya Atram (47) and Bapunya Rajaram Atram (49), both natives of Maharashtra, reportedly took the girl from her relative's home in Bhimpur Mandal earlier this month.

"The girl's parents live separately, and she was residing with her grandmother. Knowing the family, the coupl...