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Shahjahanpur (UP), February 20:

A teenage girl was allegedly raped by a youth in the Banda area here, police said on Thursday.

The incident took place on Wednesday when the girl (15) was going to market, they said.

She was dragged into a toilet by the youth and raped there, Assistant Superintendent of Police Aparna Gautam said.

The girl narrated the ordeal to her family members, who filed a complaint with police, she said.

Subsequently, an FIR was lodged in this connection, Gautam added.

A hunt is on to nab the accused who is absconding, she said.