A five-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her 21-year-old neighbour in Ghaziabad on Monday, 23 July. The accused was arrested the following day, said police. According to police, a case has been registered against the accused under sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The child was admitted to a hospital in Delhi, and police said that by next day evening, her condition was stated to be stable. CO II Circle Officer, Manisha Singh, said, “The accused is a neighbour of the victim and lived in the same lane as her family. On the night of the incident, the child was sleeping with her grandmother. The accused entered the room, took her away to a ground nearby and raped her.”