The Nuh police arrested a man for the alleged rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl after she tried to stop him from stealing her family's goat.

The girl's body was found in Ferozpur Jhirka area on December 26, 2019, a Times of India report read. Police said the accused was a drug addict and had tried to steal a goat owned by the girl's family. They said the girl had resisted the act after which the accused allegedly raped and strangulated her with a dupatta.