6-year-old girl raped in UP

A six year-old girl was

allegedly raped by a 65-year-old man in a village under Satrikh police station area here, police said today.

The girl was playing outside her house about a week ago when Panni Lal lured her to his house and escaped after raping her, police station incharge Atul Srivastava said.

An FIR in this connection was filed after father of the victim registered his complaint yesterday, he said, adding that the girl has been sent to a district hospital for medical examination.

Efforts are on to nab the culprit, Srivastava added.