Teenage girl's body found buried in UP's Farrukhabad; rape and murder suspected

AGRA: An 11-year-old girl was found allegedly raped and murdered in Farrukhabad district on Friday evening. A resident of Subhanpur village under Amritpur police jurisdiction close to Shahjahanpur-Farrukhabad district border, the victim had left home at around 10:30am to call her father, who was irrigating the farm field some 800 meters away from the village.
According to police, victim’s body was recovered at around 6:30pm from a mustard field.
Speaking to TOI, additional superintendent of police Farrukhabad, Tribhuwan Singh said, “The girl had gone to intimate her father about her uncle who met road accident and was injured. But when victim’s father returned home at around 2:30pm, the family was shocked to know that she never reached to him. The panicked family members searched entire village but the girl could not be found. Her body was found half buried in mustard field later in the evening.”
Officer Tribhuwan said, “Prima facie sexual assault with teen cannot be ruled out. Her body has been sent for post-mortem examination and local police and forensic teams are collecting evidences from the spot to nab the accused involved in the gruesome criminal act.”
By the time this report was filed, local police of Amritpur was yet to lodge an FIR in the matter.