- The girl’s body was found on Sunday after she had been missing since April 19.
- The body of a 7-year-old girl was also found Sunday in a drain in Uttar Pradesh, India.
A 12-year-old girl on her way to a wedding was kidnapped and raped before being brutally murdered with her head smashed against a rock in a horrific attack in India.
The tribal girl was attacked and killed by unidentified assailants in Deori Taluka village, Gondia, Maharashtra on Sunday.
The half-naked body of the Class 6 student was found decomposing near an armed post in Ganutola.
Since the tragic discovery, officers have had to search for clues as they desperately try to locate the attacker who fled the scene.
A blood-stained rock was found near the body of the girl who had been missing since April 19.
The girl’s body was found on Sunday in Deori Taluka, Gondia, Maharashtra, India, after she had been missing since April 19.
The body had wound marks on the head and cuts on the face and neck, he reported. Indian Times.
The officers revealed that the rock had not been moved, suggesting that the girl was picked up before her head and face were repeatedly slammed into it.
“It is likely that he resisted the rape, which provoked a violent reaction from the perpetrators,” said an officer who is part of the investigation.
“This girl could have threatened to expose them or tried to raise the alarm,” they added.
The girl was supposedly headed to a wedding in her neighborhood, but around 8 p.m. she was seen riding on the back of a bicycle with someone.
Villagers refused to identify the motorcyclist, according to local reports.
It comes as the body of a seven-year-old girl was also unearthed from a drain in Masuri, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Sunday.
The girl’s body was hidden from view by a pile of bricks placed on top, as it was only 50 meters from her house.
An autopsy revealed she had been sexually assaulted before she was murdered, according to police, who believe the attacker hit her in the head and dumped her body in a drain.
“The post-mortem report revealed that he suffered some head injuries, which led to his death,” said Deputy Commissioner of Police Vivek Yadav.
“The report also revealed that the girl was sexually assaulted, after which she was murdered.”
The girl had been missing since Saturday night, after her family last saw her playing with other children.
“After it got dark, her parents started looking for her when she did not return home,” Yadav said.
‘They visited all the houses in the area but couldn’t find her. They then approached the police and filed a missing person report,” he added.
According to the police, four teams were formed to try to catch the attacker.
“Police are also scanning CCTV cameras of nearby areas for clues,” Yadav said.