Mumbai, December 23: In a shocking incident, the body of a seven-year-old girl was found and her head was smashed on Sunday morning. According to a Times of India report,  a porter working at a power loom factory was arrested for allegedly raping and murdering the minor girl.

The accused allegedly lured her by offering her ice cream and then took her to a secluded place and stoned her to death. The incident took place on Saturday night when the minor was playing near her house. The victim's father runs a small hotel in Bhiwandi and all the workers were his regular customers. He knew the girl and used this familiarity to commit the heinous crime. Bihar: Woman Who Was Set Ablaze After Resisting Rape Attempt by Neighbour in Muzaffarpur, Dies.

The victim's parents have demanded death sentence for the accused. There has been a tremendous rise in atrocities against women in India as every day several such cases get reported and thousand such cases which don't make it to the news headlines.

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