8-yr-old girl raped in Punjab's Bathinda

An eight-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a person here when she had gone out to relieve herself, police said today.

The incident took place last evening.

She was found unconscious by locals and taken to a nearby private hospital. The girl was later referred to the local civil hospital, police said.

On the complaint lodged by the girl's parents, a case was registered, they said

The accused is yet to be identified.

Local residents staged a sit-in and blocked a road demanding immediate arrest of the perpetrator.

They dispersed after officials assured them that action would be taken in the case.