The victim, an 9-year-old girl, had reportedly gone to play in a local park with her friends on Sunday from her residence in Old Muchumurri. When she did not come back home in the evening, her parents lodged a complaint with the police.
Police launched a search operation for her but couldn’t find her. They also pressed a dog squad into action. The TOI reported that the dog provided police with clues that led them to three minor boys. The boys were then taken into custody after the initial probe.
‘Minors confessed to raping the girl’
As per the report, the minors allegedly confessed to raping and killing the eight-year-old girl. They reportedly told police that they pushed the girl’s body into an irrigation canal to hide their crime.
The accused also explained how they committed the crime. They reportedly said they found the girl playing near a local park. Since the girl recognized them, the three boys allegedly persuaded her to come to play with them.
They allegedly “gagged” the girl and took turns to “rape” her, the TOI reported. Fearing that the girl would tell her parents about the incident, the trio killed her and pushed her body into the nearby canal and fled the spot.
Police are yet to trace the body of the girl.
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