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	Priest Held for Raping Minor Tribal Girl Press Trust December 14, 2009 http://www.ptinews.com/news/423276_Priest-held-for-raping-minor-tribal-girl INDIA -- A priest was arrested today for allegedly raping a 13-year-old tribal girl inside a temple here, police said. Biranchi Maharana (49) yesterday allegedly lured the girl to the Mangala temple near a slum in sector-III area here and sexually assaulted her, they said. Maharana had taken the girl to the temple on the pretext of curing her prolonged illness by performing puja before Goddess Mangala, police said. Following a complaint, police today arrested Maharana, who was remanded in judicial custody for two weeks by a local court.
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