Body of missing girl found; rape suspected

Body of a missing girl was found near a railway bridge in Jind on Monday and police said the teenager might have been raped before murder. The body of the 16-year-old was found naked and it's suspected that she was strangulated to death. A post-mortem has been conducted, a police official said.

Body of a missing girl was found near a railway bridge in Jind on Monday and police said the teenager might have been raped before murder.

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The body of the 16-year-old was found naked and it's suspected that she was strangulated to death. A post-mortem has been conducted, a police official said.

"The girl was reportedly raped before murder. The victim belonged to Vishvkarma colony in Jind," the official said.

According to a complaint lodged by her mother, the girl was missing since she left house for market on Sunday evening.