Ludhiana, June 27 -- The Tibba police have booked a man identified as Ankush Mehra, a resident of Subhash Nagar near HVM School, for allegedly raping a minor girl after luring her into marriage. The accused has also been alleged of blackmailing her with obscene photographs.

According to the victim, the accused manipulated her under the disguise of marriage, only to subject her to repeatedly raping her and dowry harassment after marriage. He allegedly misappropriated her dowry belongings and used her objectionable photographs to blackmail her into performing unnatural sexual acts. The complainant further alleged that he repeatedly threatened to kill her minor daughter if she refused to comply with his actions.

Following the complaint, a ...