A 13-year-old girl was allegedly raped and murdered by a youth in Singahi area in Lakhimpur, police said on Sunday.
The girl was forcefully taken to an isolated place and raped by Kamlesh Rana in Uma village on Friday night and when she raised an alarm the accused strangled her, they said.
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Kamlesh, who was absconding after the incident, was arrested on Saturday, the police said.
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