India, April 11 -- A 35-year-old man was arrested for allegedly kidnapping and raping a five-year-old girl in Chhattisgarh's Durg district, police said, adding that the minor was found inside a sack near a well with her mouth gagged with a pillow cover.

The incident took place on Friday afternoon when the minor, after returning home from school, went to a nearby shop to buy chocolates.

Superintendent of police (SP) of Durg Vijay Agarwal said that the accused was present at the shop and lured the child to his house on the pretext of giving her chocolates.

"When the girl did not return home for a long time, her family members and local villagers launched a search. After a two-hour-long effort, two youths from the village spotted mo...