Puducherry: Nine-Year-Old Girl Found Dead In Drain Near Home, 4 Arrested
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A nine-year-old girl child, who went missing a few days ago, was found dead in a drain near her house in Muthialpet block in Puducherry. The Class 5 student at a government school in Muthialpet went missing on March 2 evening.
The issue came to light after her parents made a complaint to the police.
According to PTI, the police started an extensive search to locate the missing girl, as per sources.
However, parents and Solai Nagar residents still staged a protest in Muthialpet urging the police to find the girl.
Meanwhile, two days later, the police received a tipoff that a sack was floating in a nearby drain. The police immediately responded, recovered the sack and discovered the girl’s body. The girl’s hands and legs were bound with ropes.
Based on preliminary investigation, the police suspect that the girl had been abducted and killed.
According to police sources, the body was taken to the government hospital in Kadirkamam for examination with a post-mortem scheduled at JIPMER on Wednesday.
The body was transferred to Kadirkamam’s government hospital for post-mortem, scheduled at JIPMER on Wednesday.
“We are interrogating the suspects, and will get a clear picture during interrogation,” the sources added, as per PTI. The police arrested four persons including a minor in connection with the incident.
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