Residents of Kalmeshwar in Maharashtra's Nagpur district on Monday organised rallies and called for a bandh to protest the brutal murder of a five-year-old girl in Linga village.
Main markets remained closed since morning after people took to streets to condemn the incident and demanded speedy justice.
The body of the five-year-old daughter of a farm labourer with her head smashed was found on an agriculture farm in the village on Sunday.
The deceased was missing since December 6 afternoon.
Police have arrested a suspect in connection with the murder.
Superintendent of Police, Nagpur Rural, Rakesh Ola confirmed the arrest with PTI, but refused to elaborate.
Police have not ruled out sexual assault angle.
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