DARBHANGA, Feb. 8 -- A six-year-old girl was allegedly raped and murdered in Darbhanga town under the Vishwavidyalay police limits , police said on Sunday, as they arrested a 22-year-old man from the neighbourhood in connection with the crime. The arrest was made after local outrage.

The accused was identified as Vikas Mahto (22) and he is said to be a neighbour of the girl. A case (FIR no. 35/26) for rape and murder under various sections of BNS and Pocso Act has been registered against the accused, said SHO of University PS Sudhir Kumar

According to locals, the girl was playing with two other kids near a pond when she went missing. Her family later found her body lying in a pool of blood at a secluded spot, according to locals. Her fa...