A police constable and a minor boy were arrested on Sunday for allegedly raping a 17-year-old girl, police said. Constable Siddharth Gosavi, attached to the office of Vasco Deputy Superintendent of Police, was arrested on Sunday for allegedly raping a 17-year-old girl in Ponda town, 30 kms from here, an official said.

"The incident happened on Thursday night. The constable, on the pretext of taking the victim home, took her to Ponda and raped her. She was later dropped home in the morning," an official said.