A man escaped from a village after allegedly raping a Dalit teenager in Uttar Pradesh's Bhadohi district, police said on Saturday.
The incident happened in a village in Gopiganj area on Friday when Mukesh Singh alias Ravindra took the girl to a pump set room in the fields and raped her there, Circle Officer K Singh said.
The accused later fled from the spot threatening the girl of dire consequences, he said.
An FIR has been registered and police has launched a manhunt to arrest him.
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