Lalitpur, January 16: The body of a 14-year-old girl, who had been missing for the last two days, was recovered from an agricultural field here, police said on Saturday. The body was found in Jamalpur village under Talbehat police station area on Friday evening, they said.

The girl went missing from her home on Thursday but her family did not inform the police, Circle Officer (CO) Devendra Kumar Singh said. The condition of the girl's body suggested that she had either consumed poison or was forcibly made to consume it, he said. Sister Abhaya Murder Case: CBI Pronounces Accused Father Thomas Kattoor & Sister Sephy Guilty, Quantum of Punishment to be Pronounced Tomorrow.

Singh said the body has been sent for a post-mortem examination and further action will be taken on the basis of the report.

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