India, Nov. 20 -- A 32-year-old man was arrested for allegedly raping a minor girl while she was returning to home from a prayer meet in West Tripura district, police said on Thursday.

The 16-year-old rape-survivor was returning home from a prayer meet on Tuesday when the accused allegedly took her to an undisclosed place in a vehicle where he gave her some liquid to drink, as per the complaint filed by her father.

The man, who is also her relative, allegedly raped her after she fell unconscious drinking the liquid, the father said.

The accused is married. "We registered a case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act based on a complaint filed on November 19. We arrested the r...