The arrested man, identified as Hariom Yadav alias Raj (20), was a resident of Tardeeh (Antoo) village.
Police have also been looking for the accused’s elder brother and his wife who were also involved in the crime.
Police said that one Ramnath Saroj, a resident of Khajohari village had on January 13 lodged a complaint with Kotwali police station that her daughter identified as Anjali (17) had left the house on January 6 to attend school and alleged that the girl was “forced to elope” with unidentified persons.
The police after lodging case under section 363 of IPC started probing the incident and further found the involvement of three persons including Hariom Yadav alias Raj, his elder brother Rahul Yadav and Deepmala (wife of Rahul Yadav), residents of Tardeeh village behind the mysterious disappearance of the girl.