An 8-year-old girl was ‘gang-raped’, murdered and thrown into a well in Meghpura village under Pithalwadi gram panchayat of Chhoti Sadri block in Pratapgarh district late night on Friday. Police found her body from the dry well in the wee hours of Saturday. The medical report has indicated that the child was sexually abused and strangled to death. Cops have rounded up over 50 suspects and detained a few. However, police said that it has not been ascertained yet whether it was a gang-rape.
An 8-year-old girl was ‘gang-raped’, murdered and thrown into a well in Meghpura village under Pithalwadi gram panchayat of Chhoti Sadri block in Pratapgarh district late night on Friday. Police found her body from the dry well in the wee hours of Saturday. The medical report has indicated that the child was sexually abused and strangled to death. Cops have rounded up over 50 suspects and detained a few. However, police said that it has not been ascertained yet whether it was a gang-rape.