Ballia/Shahjahanpur: Two teenage girls were raped in Ballia and Shahjahanpur districts, police sources said here.

In Ballia, a 15-year-old girl was allegedly raped when she was alone at her house in Reoti area here, the police said on Friday.

The accused, identified as Mantu Yadav, has been arrested, they said.

The incident took place on Wednesday when the accused barged into the victim’s house and took her to the field where he raped her, the police said.

In Shahjahanpur, a 16-year-old girl was allegedly raped by an auto driver at a village in Roza area yesterday, the police said.  According to the police, the incident took place when the girl had gone to a nearby field and the accused Surendra Kumar raped her.

An FIR has been registered in this connection and a manhunt has been launched to nab the accused.