A five-year-old girl
was found dead and her body was recovered from a drain in a village in Haryana's Yamunanagar district, police said today.
They said that an unknown accused had allegedly strangled and cut the throat of the girl and killed her.
Police has not ruled out sexual assault.
The girl's father, a watchman, was catching fish along with her in a river yesterday. To protect themselves from the scorching heat, he asked her to bring an umbrella from their home nearby, police said.
The girl took the umbrella from the house but did not return. When her father reached home, he found out that the girl had gone missing, police said.
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The man, along with the help of local villagers, launched a search but the girl was not found. Later, the police was informed.
The body of the girl was found lying in a drain nearby her home today.
Police have detained 3-4 people and was questioning them, they said.
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