Pilibhit, December 4: In a horrific incident, a minor girl was brutalised, mutilated and left to die on the outskirts of Madhopur village under Amaria police station in Pilibhit on Saturday hours after she went missing. The 9-year-old class 3 student was found with her abdomen cut open and visceral organs scattered all around in a wheat field.

The girl has been identified as Anam. TOI quoted the girl's father, Anis Ahmad, as saying that Anam had gone with her uncle, Shadab Ahmad, to attend a religious function in a nearby village, Sarainda Patti, on Friday night from where she went missing. Mumbai Shocker: Brothers-in-Law Attack Man With Knife and Iron Rods in Colaba To Avenge Sister's Death; Booked

She was finally found by the family on Saturday morning at around 6am. Her family called for an ambulance and took her to a hospital but she succumbed to her injuries. She was unable to name her attacker before she died. SP Dinesh Kumar Prabhu rushed to the spot to take stock of the situation. UP Shocker: Minor Girl Kidnapped, Raped by Car Driver in Meerut, Case Registered

Police have registered an FIR against a local villager named Shaqil Vaistava and taken him into custody. Police said Anis Ahmad had an old enmity with Shaqil that hadn't been resolved. In fact, an FIR had been filed regarding the case and it is still pending in court.

Police have recovered a blood stained knife from a field located at a distance of about 500 metres from the murder spot. The forensic team has collected all the necessary evidence. The accused has been booked under IPC section 302 (murder). Based on the autopsy report, police have ruled out rape as of now. Further investigation into the incident is underway.

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