3-Year-Old Raped & Killed, 3rd Incident in UP District in 20 Days
No person has been arrested in connection with the case.
In a third incident of rape-murder in the last 20 days in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri district, a three-year-old girl was raped and strangled to death on Thursday, 3 September, PTI reported citing the UP police.
According to the news agency, the girl was missing since Wednesday. Her body was reportedly found just a kilometer away from her home.
The police, however, have formed four teams to look for the accused, PTI reported.
Two Other Incidents in Less Than A Month
This incident comes just days after a 17-year-old girl was raped and murdered. Her boy was found near a dry pond, just 200 meters from her village.
Earlier in August, a 13-year-old was raped and strangled to death in the same district. Her family reportedly found her body in a sugarcane field and informed the police.
(With inputs from PTI)
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