<p class="bodytext">A 15-year-old girl was hacked to death with an axe allegedly after being raped and her four-year-old nephew attacked in a village here, following which one person was arrested, police said on Friday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The incident took place on Thursday when the girl was returning home after giving food to her father in the field, they said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The body of the girl was found in a village on Thursday. She was hacked to death with an axe," Superintendent of Police Ankit Mittal said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Her nephew was also attacked. He was rushed to the hospital where he died during treatment, he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Circle Officer Subodh Gautam said the girl was attacked when she was returning home after giving food to her father in the field.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A 30-year-old man from the girl's village has been arrested in connection with the incident, he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Accused Chilua has been arrested by the police. The motive behind the crime is being probed," the officer said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Gautam said the teenager's family has alleged that she was raped before being murdered. It will be confirmed after the post-mortem examination.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The post-mortem report is awaited," he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Meanwhile, an official spokesperson in Lucknow said Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has taken note of the incident and announced a financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh to the victim's family.</p>
<p class="bodytext">A 15-year-old girl was hacked to death with an axe allegedly after being raped and her four-year-old nephew attacked in a village here, following which one person was arrested, police said on Friday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The incident took place on Thursday when the girl was returning home after giving food to her father in the field, they said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The body of the girl was found in a village on Thursday. She was hacked to death with an axe," Superintendent of Police Ankit Mittal said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Her nephew was also attacked. He was rushed to the hospital where he died during treatment, he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Circle Officer Subodh Gautam said the girl was attacked when she was returning home after giving food to her father in the field.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A 30-year-old man from the girl's village has been arrested in connection with the incident, he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Accused Chilua has been arrested by the police. The motive behind the crime is being probed," the officer said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Gautam said the teenager's family has alleged that she was raped before being murdered. It will be confirmed after the post-mortem examination.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The post-mortem report is awaited," he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Meanwhile, an official spokesperson in Lucknow said Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has taken note of the incident and announced a financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh to the victim's family.</p>