Man arrested for rape and murder of 5yearold girl

DHANBAD (JHARKHAND): A man has been arrested for allegedly raping and murdering a five-yearold girl in Dhanbad, police said. The accused was the neighbour of the victim and a friend of her elder brother, police said. The 21-year-old man had taken the girl to a marriage party in the neighbourhood with the permission of the victim”s parents on Saturday but he returned home an hour later without the girl, the police said. The girl’s body was found in Munidih police outpost jurisdiction on Sunday.