Mumbai, January 23: In a tragic incident, a 7-year-old girl was allegedly raped and murdered in Maharashtra's Pimpri-Chinchwad region on Tuesday. According to a tweet by ANI, the police received a call that the body of a girl was found and she was declared dead when she was brought to the hospital. Smartana Patil, DCP Pimpri-Chinchwad was quoted by ANI saying, "We received a call that a body has been brought to the hospital. The girl was declared dead & there was suspicion of rape."

Patil further added saying that during the investigation, it was found that a man had threatened the mother of the victim a day before the incident. She added saying that when the tried to track the accused, they found him hanging in a forest. Patil claimed that he allegedly committed suicide after committing the crime. Man Puts Up 300 Banners Across Pimpri Chinchwad Saying Sorry to His Alleged Girlfriend.

Take a look at the tweet:

In August 2018, a man, who was madly in love with his girlfriend, had put up over 300 banners and hoardings in a plush locality of Pimpri Chinchwad area. According to a PTI report, the man did this to make up with his girlfriend after a fight. The posters carried the line "(name of the girl), I am sorry" in bold print with a heart symbol beside it in red, dotting the area especially prominent traffic intersections.

The Wakad police later approached the Pimpri Chinchwad civic body to initiate action as per rules dealing with illegal hoardings and defacement of public property.

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