In a sensational case of rape and murder of a minor in Farrukhabad, the naked body of an 11-year-old girl was found lying in a mustard field on Sunday morning.
As soon as the information was received, the superintendent of police reached the spot with a heavy police force. Forensic team was also called to the spot immediately. The body was sent for post-mortem and further investigations are on.
Reports said that a villager saw the nude body of an 11-year-old girl lying in the mustard field of Shringirampur village under Kamalganj police station in Farrukhabad on Sunday early morning. He raised an alarm after which a huge crowd gathered at the spot. The local police also reached the spot and covered the body with a cloth. In the meantime, a villager from Gursahaiganj Kotwali area of Kannauj district also reached and identified the body as that of the 11-year-old daughter of a local villager.
They said that on January 20, the victim’s parents had gone to their in-laws' house and when they returned they found their daughter missing. A report in this connection was lodged at Gursahaiganj Kotwali the next morning.
Superintendent of Police Ashok Kumar Meena said that on January 20, the information about the disappearance of the girl was given by the family members in Gursahaiganj, Kotwali of Kannauj district. The relatives identified the body as that of their 11-year-old daughter. A SOG team has been deployed to work out the case and the accused would be arrested, he said.
Meanwhile, in Moradabad, a 6-year-old girl was raped in Majhola police station area of the district. The police have arrested the accused and registered a case under IPC and POCSO Act, while medical examination of the victim has also been done.
According to the DSP of Civil Line Circle, a 6-year-old girl was playing outside the house in Majhola police station area. It is alleged that a youth, Ajay Saini, who lives in the neighborhood, took her with him to a dilapidated house on the pretext of giving her money, where he raped the girl.
Meanwhile, a woman working on a building made a noise on seeing the accused, on which people ran to the spot and caught him.
On the basis of the complaint, a case was registered against Ajay Saini on rape charges and POCSO Act at Majhola police station. The court on Saturday sent the accused to jail in judicial custody.