Ahmedabad, April 18: Few days back, a similar case of Kathua rape and murder came from Surat, where a body of minor was found with as many as 86 injury marks n a field at Pandesara in Surat city limits. The little girl was pared for eight days before being murdered. The body was not identified, however, according to recent reports, a couple from Andhra Pradesh has claimed that the minor found raped and murdered in Surat is their daughter.

According to a report on Hindustan Times, the couple has come with Aadhaar card of the victim. Police have also started the procedure for their DNA test to establish their claim. The couple is from Prakasam district and has claimed their daughter went missing in October 2017, said police.

The autopsy report of the deceased claimed her organs were ruptured using "stick or some blunt object". Her death was caused due to the fatal blows incurred on several parts of the body. The victim has so far been identified as an 11-year-old speech-impaired girl.

Having gone through around 8,000 complaints related to missing children from Gujarat and other states, Surat police had pasted posters in multiple languages across the city and on trains to Odisha and West Bengal. The Surat police had also announced a reward of Rs 20,000 to anyone who provides information about the deceased or the perpetrators of the crime.

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