Godda, Mar 9 (PTI) A 17-year-old girl, who went missing on Holi, was found dead in a field in Jharkhand's Gooda district on Thursday, police said.

The girl went to her friend's house on Wednesday evening for celebrating Holi but she did not return home, they said.

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A search was started and her body was found in a field in the Mahagama police station area on Thursday morning, they added.

Superintendent of Police Nathu Singh Meena said injury marks were found on the body.

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A case has been registered and an investigation is underway, he said.

Those behind the death will be apprehended soon, Meena said.

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