A 75-year-old head priest of a mutt in Maharashtra’s Amravati district, along with another man, has been arrested for allegedly raping a minor girl multiple times, leading to her pregnancy, an official said on Thursday. A woman relative of the 17-year-old victim has also been taken into custody for her role in the crime, he added.

According to PTI, the incident came to light after the girl, accompanied by her parents, approached Shirkhed police station in Amravati on Tuesday evening to file a complaint against the head priest of the Riddhapur mutt and his associate. Upon medical examination, it was confirmed that the girl was eight months pregnant, the official stated.