Kasganj, July 2: In a shocking incident, a mutilated body of an eight-year-old girl was found in a village in Kasganj district of Uttar Pradesh. The victim had been reported missing while playing near her house since Monday. The police said that the girl’s first murdered with a heavy object and then her face was mutilated. The child’s father had registered a complaint after she went missing. Mumbai Shocker: 9-Year-Old Girl Raped and Murdered in Vile Parle, Body Found in Public Toilet.

According to a report published in Hindustan Times, the girl’s body was recovered from a house of an old lady of the same village. While searching for the child, the villagers and the family members were shocked by the foul smell coming from the old lady’s house. The villagers then informed the police. Maharashtra: 7-Year-Old Girl Raped and Murdered in Pimpri-Chinchwad, Accused Found Hanging in Forest

The lady was taken into custody but her minor grandson is still missing. Deputy Inspector General of Police Preetinder Singh visited the spot. The body of the victim was sent to post-mortem. A manhunt operation was launched the old woman’s grandson who is also a relative of the deceased. “The post mortem report could help in solving the murder mystery. It is too early to say that acid was used to mutilate her face,” reported Hindustan Times quoting additional superintendent of police (ASP) of Kasganj, Pavitra Mohan Tripathi.

In a similar incident last month, a three-year-old girl was brutally murdered in Tappal area of Aligarh. Her body was then mutilated and thrown in a garbage dump.

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