Kalaburagi: 8-year-old girl murdered, rape suspected

Kalaburagi: An eight-year-old girl was allegedly raped and then murdered on Monday, December 2 in Yakapur village in Chincholi Taluk of the district.

The accused is identified as Yallappa, a resident of Yakapur village. The victim is studying in the second standard.

As per the sources, the victim had remained absent to class on Monday, however, the parents of the victim had no idea about it.

Late in the evening when she did not return home from the school, the parents started searching for her and eventually got to know that she was with Yallappa earlier that day.

When the parents and the villagers inquired Yallappa, he tried to evade and said that he was not aware of the girl. Meanwhile, other villagers searched for the girl with the help of the torch in the night and spotted the body in the canal of Mullamari irrigation project located behind the Anganwadi centre of the village.

It is gathered that the innerwear of the accused has been recovered from the spot where marks of bleeding have also been spotted. The police sources said they suspected that the girl has been murdered after being raped.

A case in this regard has been registered with the local police and the investigation is underway.