Minor girl sexually assaulted, killed by relative in Kerala

A 7-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted and killed by a relative in the district, police said today.

The 30-year-old accused has been arrested, they said.

According to the police, the victim had gone to her tuition class with the relative yesterday. Her body was found this morning in a deserted area in the middle of a rubber plantation at Kulathoorpuzha.

A police complaint was filed by the victim's mother after the minor failed to return home.

The Kerala State Commission for Protection of Child Rights has registered a suo motu case and directed the Kollam (rural) Superintendent to conduct a probe into the incident.
 

The commission also asked the police to submit a report in the matter within 15 days, an official release said.