UP: 8-yr-old girl raped in Gonda

Press Trust of India  |  Gonda (UP) 

An eight-year-old girl was allegedly abducted from her house and raped by an unidentified person here, police said Tuesday.

The girl was abducted Monday night while she was sleeping in her house and raped at a secluded spot. The perpetrator is yet to be identified, of Police (SP) Lallan Yadav said.

The girl is undergoing treatment at a Lucknow hospital, where she was referred to by a health facility here. Her condition was stated as serious, he said.

The SP said a case was registered and the matter is being investigated.

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First Published: Tue, September 18 2018. 13:25 IST