Shahjahanpur: An eight-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a man in a village here, police said on Saturday.
A police officer said the incident took place on Friday evening when the girl had gone out to buy some items.
The accused, a resident of the same village, allegedly lured the minor while she was passing through nearby fields and took her to a tubewell, where he reportedly raped her, the officer said.
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The girl has been sent to a government hospital for a medical examination, police said.
A case has been registered based on the family's complaint, and efforts are underway to arrest the accused, who has been absconding since the incident, they added.