A four-year-old girl who went missing on Monday evening found murdered near her home in Nandgram, Ghaziabad, police said. They added that they have detained her 24-year-old neighbor, whom the family has accused of rape and murder.
Ghaziabad Police arrest Neighbor for assaulting 4 year gold
As of the time this edition went to print, the Ghaziabad Police had not formally arrested the man or introduced charges related to rape or sexual assault.
The girl’s father told HT that she was playing with other children outside their home when she went missing around 6 p.m. on Monday. He hurried home from work and joined dozens of locals in the search.
Girl declared dead at hospital
“During the search, Gaurav Prajapati, the neighbor, was directing us to the spot and telling us we might find the girl there. When we reached an empty plot about 1 km from our house, we found the girl. There were no clothes on her lower body, and she was bleeding from her private parts, as well as her ear and head,” the father said.
The family took her to MMG Hospital, where doctors declared her dead. “We suspected Gaurav because he had blood on his face and clothes. My daughter used to visit his place to play sometimes. The Ghaziabad police took him away on Monday night. The children playing with my daughter also told me that Gaurav gave her chocolate and took her away,” he told.
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