Muzaffarnagar (UP), Jan 7 (PTI) A nine-year-old girl was allegedly raped by two boys in the district, police said.

The incident took place a few days ago but a police complaint was lodged on January 5, police said on Thursday.

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According to the police complaint filed by the victim's parents, the girl was playing near her house when the two accused -- aged 10 and 14 -- took her away and later allegedly raped her.

Police said the girl was sent for medical examination and that further investigation was underway.

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In an unrelated case, the body of a man was found in a drain in Civil Lines police station area on Thursday.

They identified the deceased as Sunil Bharadwaj (45).

His body has been sent for postmortem, they said. PTI CORR

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