Chandauli, 28

Oct (HS): The nude corpse of a missing six-year-old girl was discovered in a

stack of straw in a hamlet in Uttar Pradesh's Chandauli on Tuesday, police

said, and investigators assume she was raped and then murdered. The event

occurred in a hamlet in the Alinagar police station area. According to the

authorities, the youngster was coming home with her grandma from her uncle's

residence on Monday evening. On the way,

her grandma paused to visit with an acquaintance, and the youngster wandered

ahead and vanished. Despite exploring the region overnight, her whereabouts

were unclear. Later on Tuesday morning, police claimed the child's corpse was

discovered concealed in a mound of straw in the property, just 20 metres from

the victim's home.

Local

officials, including Additional Superintendent of Police Anant Chandrashekhar,

arrived to the scene after getting information from the family. Bloodstains

were discovered on the victim's clothes near the scene, as well as empty snack

and biscuit packs, according to an official. According to the official, the

girl's corpse bore visible damage marks, and it is likely that she was raped

before being strangled to death. The corpse has been submitted for a

post-mortem, and a medical examination is being performed to determine the

cause of death, he said. Police

claimed three to four people from the same hamlet had been arrested for

interrogation. Additional SP

Chandrashekhar stated that every available aspect is being investigated in

order to conduct a complete and unbiased investigation.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi