An eight-year-old girl was kidnapped and raped at knifepoint in Rajkot, Gujarat, on Friday night when she was sleeping with her mother at a public park. The girl's mother told someone took her daughter to a secluded place, raped her and dumped her in the nearby bushes.

When the girl was recovered from the bushes early morning, she was severely injured. Following her medical examinations, doctors confirmed rape and said the girl was beaten up by the accused.

Meanwhile, police have collected some clues about the accused after screening CCTV footages and are investigating the matter.

The girl's mother works as a labourer.

Police said the two were sleeping in a public garden in Thorala locality when an unidentified person took the child to a secluded area and raped her after threatening her with a knife.

"Her mother lodged an FIR on Saturday morning," said an official of Thorala police station.

Rajkot police commissioner has announced a reward of Rs 50,000 for information about the culprit, the official said.

A case of kidnapping, rape, criminal intimidation and various sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act has been registered against the accused.

(With inputs from PTI.)

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