Chandigarh, Mar 6 (PTI) A six-year-old girl who had gone missing was found dead near Chandigarh's Hallo Majra on Saturday, police said.

The girl had gone missing on Friday after she ventured out of her house to play, they said.

The girl's parents searched for her and later lodged a complaint with police.

After the body was recovered, the victim's relatives and residents of Hallo Majra blocked a road, demanding the arrest of the culprit.

Meanwhile, the crime branch of the local police said they have held a juvenile in connection with the kidnapping and murder of the girl but refused to share further information.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)