Gurugram May 14 (IANS) Police have arrested a 20-year-old man for allegedly raping a five-year-old girl. The victim was admitted in a hospital after the incident the police said on Monday.
The victim s family hailing from Uttar Pradesh s Moradabad was living in a rented accommodation in Pathredi village near Manesar.
According to the police accused Ramsar Jiwan a gardener lured the child to his place when she was playing outside her house on Sunday evening.
"He took the girl in his room and sexually assaulted her. The girl s father and neighbours heard the screams of the girl caught the accused thrashed him and handed him over to the police " said a police officer.
A case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act has been registered at Manesar Women Police Station.

--IANS pradeep/nir/bg