Tribal rape accused arrested

Guna, MP, Sep 13 (UNI) A man was today arrested from Maharashtra's Nagpur in connection with the rape of a tribal woman belonging to Bheel community at Konyakala village in this district, police said.

''Balbant Meena alias Ballu was arrested from Nagpur for sexually assaulting the woman. Police were searching another accused, Ramesh Meena,'' Superintendent of Police Awdesh Goswami said.

Earlier, several Bheel tribals had unleashed an attack on Meena community members in the village on September 10 following the rape and murder of the victim's child on August 21.

A police team reached the spot to control the situation but was attacked and Station House Officer Virendra Sapre was killed.

During police firing, villager Nenkaram Bheel was killed.

Two days after the conflict, Bheel tribals, who had climbed Dand hills, started returning after police assured that no innocent person would be disturbed.

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