Minor girl raped, drowned in tub in Maharashtra’s Bhiwandi

The girl was alone at home when the incident happened. Police have filed a case and probe is on.

Updated on: Aug 24, 2018, 13:00:03 IST

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A 14-year-old girl was raped and killed by an unidentified person in Bhiwandi tehsil of Thane district on Thursday evening, police said.

People hold placards as they participate in a protest against the rape of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua near Jammu, and a teenager in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh state, in Mumbai, India, April 15, 2018. (Reuters File)

The incident took place around 5.40 pm at Mankoli village near Bhiwandi.

The girl was alone at home when an unidentified man entered the house, raped her and strangled her, an official from Narpoli police station said.

The assailant also forced her head into a tub of water which probably caused the death, he said.

A case under IPC sections 302 (murder) and 376 (rape) has been registered. Further probe is on in the case.

(This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.)

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