<p>The main accused in the case of abduction and rape of a 15-year-old Dalit girl has been arrested, police said today.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Sources said that the accused, Jagmeet Singh, who was on Sunday discharged from hospital where he was admitted after allegedly consuming poison, is now in police custody.<br /><br />The minor was last Thursday allegedly abducted by three persons from Matta village and raped by one of them in the Jaito area of the district.<br /><br />Later, on the basis of a complaint filed by the girl, a student of class X, a case was registered against the trio identified as Jagmeet, Jagseer Singh and Sukhchain Singh.<br /><br />Jagmeet, the main accused, however, could not be taken into custody since he was admitted in a serious condition at the Guru Gobind Singh Medical College for reportedly having consumed poison.<br /><br />Although police arrested Jagseer on January 5, the third accused, Sukhchain, is still absconding.</p>
<p>The main accused in the case of abduction and rape of a 15-year-old Dalit girl has been arrested, police said today.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Sources said that the accused, Jagmeet Singh, who was on Sunday discharged from hospital where he was admitted after allegedly consuming poison, is now in police custody.<br /><br />The minor was last Thursday allegedly abducted by three persons from Matta village and raped by one of them in the Jaito area of the district.<br /><br />Later, on the basis of a complaint filed by the girl, a student of class X, a case was registered against the trio identified as Jagmeet, Jagseer Singh and Sukhchain Singh.<br /><br />Jagmeet, the main accused, however, could not be taken into custody since he was admitted in a serious condition at the Guru Gobind Singh Medical College for reportedly having consumed poison.<br /><br />Although police arrested Jagseer on January 5, the third accused, Sukhchain, is still absconding.</p>