Haridwar, April 29: In a horrific incident in Uttarakhand, a watchman of a poultry farm allegedly strangled a minor girl to death and then raped her corpse. The six-year-old victim had gone missing on Friday. A day later, her body was found in a forest adjoining Chidiyapur village in Shyampur area. The police arrested security guard Sonu on the same day.

According to the police, the girl had gone missing when she was playing with other children at her hutment. During the investigation, the police found that she was lured to the forest by Sonu. Sonu strangulated the girl when she started to scream. "After she died, he raped her barely 600 metres from the spot where her parents were working," Kumar told news agency PTI. Mumbai: Actress Raped; Accused Businessman Makes MMS Clip.

Sonu was arrested soon after the girl’s body was recovered from the forest on Saturday morning, Kumar said, adding he has confessed to the crime. The accused has been taken on 14 days' police remand.

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