Muzaffarpur (Bihar), Aug 19 (PTI) The prime accused in the murder of a minor girl in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district was arrested by the special investigation team of police on Monday, officials said.

He has been arrested from Araria district, they said.

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Besides, the SIT also apprehended three others in connection with the killing of the 14-year-old Dalit girl, taking the total number of arrests so far to five.

The girl's mutilated body was found in Paru village a day after she went missing on August 11.

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Preliminary investigation has revealed that the prime accused was in touch with the girl for the last three years, SSP (Muzaffarpur) Rakesh Kumar told reporters here.

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