Kolkata/IBNS, July 6 -- The primary accused in the alleged rape and murder of a minor girl in West Bengal's Baruipur has been arrested as the incident sparked violent protests by the locals and kept the area on boil since Sunday.

Ananda Sardar, the main accused, has been arrested.

Three accused have so far been nabbed by police.

Tension flared in the region which falls under South 24 Parganas district, an outskirts of Kolkata, after the body of a minor girl, who had gone missing since Saturday evening, was recovered from a pond.

Locals alleged that she had been raped and murdered.

Tensions escalated after an angry mob allegedly lynched one of the suspects, identified as 26-year-old Indrajit Tanti, accusing him of involvement in the c...