DARBHANGA: A storyteller, Shravan Das, from the Mithilanchal region has been arrested in connection with an alleged minor rape case, police said on Monday.Darbhanga senior superintendent of police (SSP) Jagunath Reddy said the arrest was made by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) led by Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Rajiv Kumar.“A joint team from the Women’s Police Station, Laheriasarai Police Station, and other nearby stations, acting on a tip-off, apprehended the accused from the Housing Board Colony,” the SSP said.According to the FIR registered at the Women’s Police Station, the accused allegedly sexually exploited a minor girl over a prolonged period after promising to marry her. The complaint, lodged by the victim’s mother, further alleges that the accused forced the minor to undergo an abortion.SSP Reddy said the role of Mauni Baba, described as an associate and guru of the storyteller, is also being probed. “Mauni Baba is currently absconding,” he added.The Darbhanga SSP said the accused is being questioned in detail and further legal action is underway.Meanwhile, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday targeted the Nitish Kumar-led Bihar government, accusing it of being complicit in crimes against women and minors across the state.He alleged that the administration shields criminals and criticised the chief minister’s silence on recent incidents involving crimes against women in Madhepura, Khagaria and Patna.In a post on X, Yadav wrote, “”The corrupt system and machine-made double-engine NDA government has become a reliable tool for oppressors, corrupt individuals, criminals, and rapists. The insensitive Nitish government in Bihar, formed through vote-buying, is perpetrating atrocities on minor girls, female students, daughters, and women across the entire state. Because these are atrocities sustained by those in power, the government’s key figures are maintaining a hypocritical silence on these spine-chilling horrific incidents while pretending to be saints. In Madhepura, the gang rape and murder of a widow woman; in Khagaria, the heinous gang rape and murder of a 4-year-old minor girl; in Patna, the rape of a NEET aspirant from Jehanabad, followed by a brutal murder and a cover-up protected by those in power, these incidents show that this government has become ruthless, cruel, and inhuman.”Yadav accused the Bihar police of using force against protesters while protecting criminals involved in crimes against women and children.