In another horrific incident, an eight-year-old girl was raped and was brutally killed by drowning in a pond, situated at the confluence of rivers Ruparel and Beda, in Marugarh village under this district’s tribal block Jhirniya, police said today.
Police said the girl, daughter of a fisherman Guddu was missing since Saturday evening. After returning from the market, Guddu tried to find out her daughter and asked neighbour Ramesh but he could not give satisfactory answer which led to a argument.
Guddu and other family members searched the girl overnight but could not locate her and finally they found the body in the pond this morning.
Superintendent of Police RP Singh rushed to the spot and began probe by constituting a special investigation team. Meanwhile, the post-mortem report confirmed that the girl was raped and then killed.
The body was handed over to kin who performed her last rites. On the other hand, Ramesh is absconding since last night. A sketch of the accused has been sent to all police stations and police teams were sent to probable places.