It demanded the arrest of and punishment to the pir (a religious guide). It also demanded proper treatment of the child and security to the family.

Mahila Parishad urged the government to take necessary steps to stop illicit activities in the name of religion.

Pir Nur Mohammad, 70, allegedly raped the five-year-old girl pointing a knife on her throat on Thursday noon when she, daughter of a poor rickshaw-puller, went to the Puran Saydpur Kaderia Khankah Sharif nearby her house.

Her father filed a case in this regard.