Barnala, March 25 -- The police arrested an ex-armyman for allegedly raping a 17-year-old girl, officials said on Monday.

Police identified the accused as Pishaura Singh, a resident of Thulliwal village. The case was registered under sections 64 (rape), 137(2) (kidnapping), 96 (procuration of child) and 351(2) (criminal intimidation) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), and section 4 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act at the Thulliwal police station.

Thulliwal station-house officer (SHO) Kiranjit Kaur said that the minor, hailing from another district, was admitted to a government hospital in Barnala and police were informed.

The minor's family accused Pishaura of rape and recorded their statements with the...