Fatehabad, July 10: A six-year-old girl was allegedly raped and murdered on Tuesday by her neighbour in Ardhapur area of Uttar Pradesh’s Fatehabad. The accused was identified as 25-year-old Farooq. According to reports, the accused lured the girl with a biscuit and took her to a secluded place. He then raped the girl and thereafter murdered her. Madhya Pradesh Shocker: Minor Girl Raped by 45-Year-Old Man in Umaria District; Accused Arrested.

According to reports, the villagers caught the accused when he was disposing off the body. The villagers thrashed the accused before handing him to the police. The police then sent the body of the girl to post-mortem and started a probe into the matter. Fatehpur’s Superintendent of Police Ramesh Kumar said, “The body has been sent for post-mortem, further investigation is being done.”

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In a separate incident, a five-year-old girl was gangraped by two minor boys in Delhi on July 4. According to the police, the accused, aged 11 and 10 years, as well as the victim lived in the same area in Kapashera near the Delhi border. The police rushed the girl to a hospital where her examination confirmed rape.

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