9-year-old raped, murdered in Worli

A nine-year-old girl was raped and murdered at Worli during the wee hours on Tuesday.

A nine-year-old girl was raped and murdered at Worli during the wee hours on Tuesday.

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The police said the girl's body was found 100ft from the footpath where she lived, and her autopsy report revealed she had been raped and subsequently strangled to death.

The Worli police, who are investigating the case, have detained two persons in connection with the case, and claimed they are close to arresting the accused. The deceased lived with her family on a footpath in the Gandhi Nagar area of Worli.

According to the police, the deceased went to sleep along with her parents on a footpath in the area on Monday night.

At around 6am, when her parents woke up, they found their daughter missing, after which they started searching for the girl.

Her body was found half-an-hour later near their hut, hidden among the plants kept there for the beautification of the footpath.

Locals informed the police, who rushed the girl to nearby Nair hospital, where she was declared dead on arrival.

Police have detained a few persons, and have claimed they are close to identifying and arresting the accused.

They have also taken the statements of the other slum dwellers.

The victim's father is a crane driver and the mother does odd jobs.