3-yr-old raped in UP

A three-year-old girl was

allegedly raped by her neighbour in Tikait Nagar area of the district, police said today.

Sanjay (40) took the girl, who was playing outside her home, to a nearby abandoned building, raped her and absconded from there after locking the girl inside a room last evening, they said.

The locals, on hearing the girl's cries, rushed to the spot and informed police.

Police have arrested the accused and registered a case against him under relevant provisions of law.