In a horrific incident, the body of a seven-year-old girl, who went missing on Saturday afternoon after being allegedly abducted by a local councillor, was found in a gunny bag on the roof of a mosque located in Murad Nagar, on Sunday morning.
According to police, the body was first seen by a man who went to the roof to get some fresh air when he had gone to the mosque for prayer. Sulaiman first noticed the foot of the deceased which was visible from under the gunny bag and thereafter uncovered the body and subsequently informed police.
Police said earlier in the day the missing girl’s father Zahid Beg had complained about his daughter gone missing, suspecting her abduction by a local councillor Haji Aizaz .
While police were investigating the case, they received a call and then they rushed to the spot to recover the body.
The news spread like wildfire in the locality and the victim’s family members also came to know about it.
Police have sent the body for post-mortem and investigation is on with senior officers supervising the case and keeping a close watch.
“The complainant Zahid has named the local councillor in the FIR, along with five unidentified people. The FIR has been registered and arrest of the culprit will be made soon,” said the Public Relation Officer to the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Ghaziabad. On the basis of his complaint, police registered the case under Section 363 of the IPC against the accused.