India, March 19 -- Two days after the body of missing four-year-old girl was found in Nandgram, Ghaziabad, her neighbour was arrested on Wednesday for her alleged rape and murder, police said, adding that the 24-year-old man had sustained bullet injuries in an exchange of fire with police at the spot of the crime.

According to her family, the girl had gone missing while playing with neighbourhood children outside their home around 6pm on Monday.

During a search for her, the neighbour, identified as Gaurav Prajapati, allegedly had led the family to the spot 1km from their home where she was found. The family had accused him of rape and murder. Police had detained Prajapati the same night.

Ziauddin Ahmad, assistant commissioner of police...