Sultanpur: An eight-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a man in Jaisinghpur area here. The child was sleeping outside her house last night when a man named Avnindra Singh took away the child and raped her, police said.

The girl was later found in unconscious state by her family members, who lodged an FIR against the accused. Search is on to arrest the accused who is absconding, police said.