Faridabad (Haryana) [India], October 2 (ANI): Haryana Police on Thursday arrested a 22-year-old man for allegedly raping eight-year-old in Saran area here.

The police said that the incident took place when the girl was in her room at around 1 am on Thursday with her five-year-old sister.

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The girl's mother lodged the complaint after her younger daughter woke her up and informed that the elder sister had been crying. She saw a man escaping from the girl's room, police said.

After the police got to know about the case, Dharna Yadav, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Crime against Women, immediately constituted a team which nabbed the accused within half an hour, who happened to be one of the neighbours. He hails from Bihar's Buxar and is married.

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The girl was referred to Delhi's Safdarganj Hospital and her condition is reported to be stable. (ANI)

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