Bengaluru, Jan 14 || A six-year-old girl was allegedly raped and murdered in Bengaluru, police said on Tuesday.
The incident occurred around 7.30 p.m. on Monday when the victim's parents were out for construction work and she was alone at home in the Rammurthynagar police station area.
The accused, identified as 25-year-old man Abhisheik Kumar from Bihar, has been arrested.
When the accused, who also worked as a mason, found the victim alone, he lured her outside.
He took her to an isolated place and raped her.
However, the sources said that the girl died during the sexual assault.
More details are awaited and police are yet to issue an official statement.
The police have booked the accused under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.