Mohali, Nov. 12 -- Police on Monday arrested a man for raping an eight-year-old girl in Balongi when she had gone to throw garbage near her house. The incident took place when the accused, who lives in the same locality, took the girl to nearby bushes. Hearing her cries, two local residents rushed to the spot and intervened. They confronted the man and managed to rescue the frightened girl, who was found crying and visibly shaken. The victim's father, who works as a labourer, later approached the police and filed a complaint against the neighbour. He told the police that his daughter had gone out of the house to throw garbage when the accused took her away and sexually assaulted her.

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