DARBHANGA, Feb. 8 -- A six-year-old girl playing with two friends near her house in north Bihar's Darbhanga district was abducted, raped and killed on Saturday evening, police said.

Police said the gruesome crime sparked widespread public outrage and led to a road blockade near the Sundarpur Bela temple on Sunday morning. The protest turned violent soon after, with local residents throwing stones at the police and setting an autorickshaw on fire. Police used a lathi charge to disperse the angry mob.

Darbhanga senior superintendent of police (SSP) Jagunath Raddi said the accused, a 22-year-old from the neighbourhood, has been arrested. He was identified following the statements of the two minor girls who were playing with the victim.

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