New Delhi, Jan 19 : A man has been arrested in connection with the gang-rape of a 15-year-old girl in a slum cluster here while his accomplice is at large, police said on Friday.

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“Mohammad Islam, 45, was arrested on Thursday from his hideout, while his accomplice, Ramjani, 63, is on the run,” Deputy Commissioner of Police Milind Mahadeo Dumbere said.

“The incident took place on Tuesday in Chattarpur area where the victim stays with her parents in a shanty. Mohd Islam and Ramjani entered the shanty and raped the girl when her mother had gone out for work,” Dumbere said.

“The victim’s mother filed a complaint after she returned home and found her daughter in disheveled state,” officer added.

IANS