Gandhinagar, April 16: A 24-year-old man, who was on run after raping and sodomising a 9-year-old girl in Gujarat's Rajkot district, has been arrested, police said on Monday.

According to a complaint filed by victim's mother Divyaben Madhvi, Kamlesh alias Murli Bharwad lured her daughter into his house and committed the crime.

He has confessed to the crime, a police officer said.

"Also, the culprit confessed to have committed similar act twice about a fortnight ago and threatened the girl not to inform anyone. The accused had also threatened to repeat the act if the victim informed anyone about the act," said Rajkot's Assistant Commissioner of Police Harshad Bhatt.

It was after the victim complained of unbearable pain on Sunday that her mother came to know about the ghastly incident.

Murli has been booked under various sections pertaining to rape and unnatural sex offences under the Indian Penal Code and under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act, police said. 

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Jammu (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in Jammu on Friday night ahead of the hectic day-long campaigning on Saturday during which he will address five public rallies in three districts of Jammu and Kashmir.

Shah arrived here from Delhi and drove straight to the State Guest house, a senior BJP leader said.

Shah will fly to Poonch early tomorrow morning and address the first of four rallies in Mendhar followed by Surankote in Poonch district, he added.

Shah is scheduled to address rallies in Thanamandi and Rajouri followed by Akhnoor in Jammu.

He is also expected to hold a rally in the Nowshera constituency in support of Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Ravinder Raina on Sunday.