<p>Muzaffarnagar: A six-year-old girl was allegedly raped and strangled to death by her neighbour in his room at a village here, police said on Friday.</p>.<p>The incident took place at a village under Mansoorpur police station on Thursday night, officials said.</p>.<p>A case was registered and the accused was arrested early Friday following an encounter, Circle Officer (CO) Ramashish Yadav said.</p>.Convict to walk free after Supreme Court holds him juvenile in minor's rape, murder case.<p>The girl's family in their complaint alleged that Manveer (40) lured her to his room on the pretext of giving a toffee and then raped her, the officer said.</p>.<p>Later, when she cried he strangled her to death, he said.</p>.<p>A search was launched to nab Manveer who was arrested following an encounter. The accused was injured in retaliatory firing by the police and was admitted to a hospital, the officer added.</p>.<p>The girl's family hails from Assam and works in a factory, the police said. </p>
<p>Muzaffarnagar: A six-year-old girl was allegedly raped and strangled to death by her neighbour in his room at a village here, police said on Friday.</p>.<p>The incident took place at a village under Mansoorpur police station on Thursday night, officials said.</p>.<p>A case was registered and the accused was arrested early Friday following an encounter, Circle Officer (CO) Ramashish Yadav said.</p>.Convict to walk free after Supreme Court holds him juvenile in minor's rape, murder case.<p>The girl's family in their complaint alleged that Manveer (40) lured her to his room on the pretext of giving a toffee and then raped her, the officer said.</p>.<p>Later, when she cried he strangled her to death, he said.</p>.<p>A search was launched to nab Manveer who was arrested following an encounter. The accused was injured in retaliatory firing by the police and was admitted to a hospital, the officer added.</p>.<p>The girl's family hails from Assam and works in a factory, the police said. </p>