5-year-old girl found dead in Indore, police suspect rape

Published : Dec 03, 2019, 06:08 PM IST
5-year-old girl found dead in Indore, police suspect rape

Synopsis

Police suspect this case to be of abduction and rape. Prima facie, the girl was found strangled to death by the unknown accused in Indore.

Indore: A five-year-old girl, who was sleeping with her parents under a bridge in Mhow, later went missing. She was found dead in an abandoned building on Monday (December 2).
 
According to Mhow police station in-charge Abhay Nema, the girl was sleeping under the bridge with her parents. She was found missing the next morning.  After a complaint was lodged by parents, the police reached the spot and launch a search operation for the girl.
 
Hours later, the girl's body was found in a dilapidated building. The body has been sent for post-mortem after it was identified by the deceased's parents.
 
“It is suspected to be a case of abduction and rape. We will clear that after receiving the reports of post-mortem," Nema said. Prima facie, the girl was found strangled to death by the unknown accused.
 
A case has been registered against the accused, and five teams have been formed to ascertain the identity of the accused and arrest him.

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