India, Jan. 8 -- Days after being on the run, police have arrested a man for allegedly raping and impregnating a 15 year-old girl in Bidanasi area of Odisha's Cuttack district a few weeks back.

The accused, identified as Pramod Nayak alias Jada, was arrested from Chennai. He was held after police tracked the mobile number shared by the survivor while giving her statement.

The incident came to light after Child Welfare Cimmittee (CWC) Cuttack filed a case on December 30. As per reports, the minor girl, a resident of Nischintakoili area, had been rescued and accommodated in Basundhara Shelter Home. She was allegedly raped by Pramod on the false pretext of providing her employment.

In a related incident barely a few weeks back, another...