In a shocking incident, a 13-year-old boy was picked up for alleged rape and murder of his five-year-old cousin as her body was found on Tuesday after being reported missing on Sunday. In a report in the Indian Express, the police were quoted saying that the girl was playing outside her house and bursting crackers. Later when her mother came out looking for her, she was nowhere to be found.

According to the police, the girl’s parents reported her missing on Monday. On Tuesday, the police spotted the body of a girl 500m away from her house. The body was identified to be of the victim’s and sent for postmortem. As the girl’s body has injuries, it was later known that the girl was raped and strangulated to death. A senior inspector said that a team was formed, including crime branch officers, to find the culprit.