Uttar Pradesh: 7-year-old girl abducted, raped & killed in Moradabad village

BAREILLY: A seven-year-old girl belonging to a minority community was kidnapped, raped and murdered in a village in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad. The girl had gone missing while she was playing outside her house on December 22. Her body was found two days later in a sugarcane field, nearly 2 km away from her house on Friday night.
An autopsy was conducted on Saturday.It confirmed that she was sexually assaulted and murdered. Police have registered an FIR under IPC sections of rape, murder, and the Pocso Act.
The girl was the youngest of three siblings, and her father is a vegetable seller. After she disappeared on Wednesday evening, her family lodged a missing complaint. Two police teams were deployed to trace her but they could not find her.
On Friday, when a farmer went to his field, a foul smell was emanating from the area. He became curious and started looking for its source, and found the body.
The girl’s mother told TOI, “I searched everywhere for my daughter but couldn’t find her. After two sleepless nights, I came to know that her body was found in a sugarcane field. I want justice for my daughter.”
Additional superintendent of police (rural) Vidya Sagar Mishra said, “It is a case of rape and murder after abduction. The body had multiple injuries. We have zeroed in on a few suspects and expect to make a breakthrough in the case soon."
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme Court directives on cases related to sexual assault)