Aligarh (UP), Feb 24 (PTI) A man was arrested for allegedly raping an 8-year-old girl in his neighbourhood here, police said on Monday.

The accused was identified as Amit Singh (42), they said.

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According to police, the incident occurred on Friday evening when Singh lured the survivor who was playing outside her house. He offered her a chocolate and took her home where he raped her.

When the girl's parents raised an alarm, Singh fled from the spot. They filed a case against him and the survivor was rushed to a hospital for a medical check-up, police said.

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Superintendent of Police (Rural) Amrit Jain on Monday told PTI that a search operation was launched on the same night and subsequently, Singh was nabbed and sent to jail.

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