Youth held for raping 2 minor girls in West Bengal

A youth has been arrested for allegedly raping two minor girls in Purba Burdwan district, police said on Sunday. The incident happened at Neragohalia village under the jurisdiction of Dewandighi police station on Saturday night.

According to a complaint lodged by one of the girl's father, the accused had committed the crime while the two were asleep, the police said. The accused, a resident of Belejhuri village under the jurisdiction of Manteswar police station, was produced at a court in Burdwan.

The court remanded him to seven days police custody, a police officer said, adding, he was arrested under the POCSO Act. The Chief Judicial Magistrate of the court Somnath Das also asked the police to produce the accused before the POCSO court in Burdwan on Monday, the officer said...