Missing girl’s body found in Bihar's Begusarai

BEGUSARAI: The family members of an 11-year-old girl, whose body was found from the Burhi Gandak river bank in Begusarai district late on Wednesday evening, have alleged that she was abducted, raped and murdered.
The body of the Class VI student, who had gone missing on Saturday evening, was found nearly three kilometres from the village under Birpur police station area of the district.She had gone out to buy something while still wearing the school uniform, police said.
According to Mahesh Kumar, the investigating officer from Birpur police station, the girl had gone missing on Saturday evening and a case of her suspected abduction was lodged on Sunday after she failed to return home.
“The girl's kin told the police that she had gone out to buy some biscuits in the evening, and despite making frantic searches all through the night they failed to find her. The girl had not changed her school uniform after returning from school,” Mahesh said.
On late Wednesday evening, the family members of the girl were informed by villagers that the body of a young girl has been found near Seori Ghat. They rushed to the spot and identified the body.
Police sources said the girl is suspected to have been raped before the murder as some parts of her school uniform were missing. The investigating officer, however, said the reason behind the murder will be clear only after the postmortem report and medical examination comes in.
The family members of the victim girl alleged police inaction even after lodging a kidnapping case on Sunday. Angry family members demanded immediate arrest of the culprits.