India, Oct. 3 -- Police in Gurugram on Thursday arrested a 21-year-old delivery executive for allegedly kidnapping an eight-year-old girl on the pretext of participating in "kanjak" ritual, and then raping her by taking her to a secluded field several kilometres away.

The victim was recovered unconscious and bleeding in a vegetated field around seven kilometres from her home more than 20 hours after she went missing, investigators said.

The accused, a neighbour of the victim, was identified through surveillance footage from over 150 CCTV cameras in the area, police said.

Police said alleged kidnapping occurred between 1pm and 2pm on Wednesday when the girl had gone to participate in Kanjak - a traditional ritual during Navratri where y...