India, Nov. 1 -- The prime accused who allegelly kidnapped and raped a minor girl in a car on Sunday was arrested from Chhata in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura on Friday, said police.

Police identified the suspect as Pankaj Kumar, 22, who was a truck driver. The 15-year-old victim and the accused got acquainted when she and her father had travelled in his truck two months back to reach Faridabad after failing to get any transport in a border area.

DCP (central) Usha Devi said that since then the duo were in touch with each other and the accused came to meet her in Sector 18 in a car on Sunday evening with two of his friends.

"He had dropped the two associates accompanying him near Chhata and took the victim to Vrindavan. While returning, he r...