7-yr-old girl’s naked body found dumped in UP’s Jalaun

This is the 3rd known case of assault on a minor surfacing from Uttar Pradesh since the brutal murder of a 3-yr-old in Aligarh’s Tappal village led to a nation-wide outrage.

Twenty-four hours after a minor girl’s naked body was found in Hamirpur of Uttar Pradesh- dumped after rape and murder- another minor’s body was discovered in nude in Jalaun district of the state.

In the FIR, the girl’s father has named two of his neighbours with whom he had strained relations. (Representative Image) (AFP)

The 7-yr-old girl’s body was found Sunday in a field, with her ‘salwar’ tied around her neck, fuelling suspicion that she was raped.

Superintendent of Police Jalaun, Swami Prasad said a case of murder has been registered on the complaint of the girl’s father and the body had been sent to Orai medical college for post-mortem.

In the FIR, the girl’s father has named two of his neighbours with whom he had strained relations.

This is the 3rd known case of assault on a minor surfacing from Uttar Pradesh since the brutal murder of a 3-yr-old in Aligarh’s Tappal village led to a nation-wide outrage.

The Jalaun girl had gone missing around 4 pm Friday evening when she stepped out to play. Some villagers found her body in a field early Saturday morning and informed her father.