Etawah, September 22: A mason was arrested on Friday for allegedly raping an eight-year-old girl of a house where he was working, police said. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Santosh Kumar Verma said that the incident took place in a village under the Jaswantnagar police station area in Etawah district on Friday morning.

The man lured the girl and took her to a field, where he allegedly raped her, the official said. Uttar Pradesh Shocker: French Tourist Falls Off Wooden Railing At Fatehpur Sikri Fort in Agra, Dies; Disturbing Video Surfaces.

The SSP said that the girl narrated the incident to her family members. Subsequently, based on a complaint by the girl's father, a case was registered against the man, and he was arrested, Verma said. The girl was sent for medical examination, police said.

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