An 8-year-old girl was brutally raped while grazing cattle in Patewa Sugauli Rural Municipality in Parsa district on Wednesday, police said. According to Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Rajan Limbu at the Parsa District Police Office, the victim was found unconscious at a paddy field near Nichutana pond in ward number 5 of the rural municipality, by her relatives. Family members had intensified their search after the minor had failed to return home till late on that fateful day. The victim was bleeding while being rushed to nearby Narayani Sub-Regional Hospital in Birgunj for treatment on Wednesday night, police said. DSP Limbu said “Deep cuts and bruises were spotted on face, back and private parts of the victim’s body.” The hospital on same night performed an emergency operation after necessary evidences were collected by police. Meanwhile, the minor, who is currently admitted at the Gyno ward at the hospital is said to be in critical condition, doctors treating the victim said. DSP Limbu further said police have intensified search for the culprits and a team has been deployed in the area to carry out an investigation into the case. Earlier, the victim had left home on Wednesday afternoon to graze cattle in the area. पर्साको निचुटामा १० बर्षीया बालिका बलात्कृत भएकी छन् । पटेर्वासुगौली गाउँपालिका वडा नं ५ निचुटा बस्ने बालिकालाई बलात्कार गरिएको हो । बालिकाको नारायणी उपक्षेत्रीय अस्पताल वीरगञ्जमामा उपचार भइरहेको छ । बुधबार साँझ ६ बजेतिर घर नजिकै रहेको उखुबारीमा बालिकाको बलात्कार भएको हो । गाउँ नजिकै माछा पोखरीमा माछा मार्न आएका मलाहामध्ये कसैले बलात्कार गरेको हुनसक्ने आशंकामा प्रहरीले अनुसन्धान गरिरहेको छ । पटेर्वा सुगौली गाउँ कार्यपालिकाका सदस्य विपिन मुखियाले बालिकाको बलात्कार भएको जानकारी गराए । ‘साँझको घटना हो, घटना घटाउने व्यक्तिको खोजी भइरहेको छ’ उनले भने ‘साँझ नै बालिकालाई उपचारका लागि अस्पतालमा भर्ना गर्‍यौं, शल्यक्रिया पछि अब बालिकाको अवस्था सामान्य छ ।’ इलाका प्रहरी कार्यालय पोखरीया र पटेर्वा सुगौलीले घटनाबारे अनुसन्धानका लागि ६ जनालाई नियन्त्रणमा लिएर सोधपुछ गरिरहेको प्रहरी स्रोतले जनाएको छ । जिल्ला प्रहरी कार्यालय पर्साका प्रवक्ता प्रहरी नायब उपरीक्षक राजन लिम्बुले घटनाबारे अनुसन्धान भइरहेको जानकारी गराए ।