Panchkula, Aug. 25 -- Police have arrested a 20-year-old man and apprehended two minors, including the victim's maternal uncle, after a 14-year-old girl gave birth to a child. Two other juveniles allegedly involved in the crime remain absconding.

The case surfaced on July 29 when civil hospital authorities informed the police that a minor girl had delivered a baby. Subsequent investigation revealed that the teenager, whose parents are migrant labourers from Uttar Pradesh living in a slum in Pinjore, had been subjected to repeated sexual abuse by five persons known to her.

Police said the prime accused, a 20-year-old neighbour, exploited the girl when her parents were away at work. He was arrested and remanded to judicial custody. The vi...