India, Oct. 16 -- Over a year after a 17-year-old girl was kidnapped from her house in north Delhi's Swaroop Nagar area and sexually assaulted by a man, the Delhi Police on Wednesday said they have arrested the 24-year-old accused.

Police said the accused, Niwas Singh, had "lured" the victim by giving her gifts before abducting her and taking her to Bihar where she was allegedly raped.

As per police, in May 2024, the mother of the 17-year-old girl complained that her youngest daughter was missing. Subsequently a kidnapping case was lodged.

A senior police officer said, "For over 14 days, we kept looking for her. We found that someone had taken her to Bihar. Teams were sent there but the accused had fled. The girl was then taken to UP, ...