India, March 25 -- Coming down heavily on the police in Haryana's Gurugram over the alleged rape of a four-year old, the Supreme Court on Wednesday asked why should action not be taken against the officials, alleging "all-out" efforts were made to protect the accused.

A four-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by two female domestic helps along with their male accomplice for approximately two months in a society in Sector 54, according to PTI news agency, which cited police.

The Supreme Court was hearing the case of where it was informed that the Magistrate recorded the survivor's statement in presence of the accused.

A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi was hearing th...