A 15-year-old school girl was murdered after she was suspected to be raped by unidentified persons at Manepur village of Gurdaspur district.
Manepur falls within the jurisdiction of Kalanaur police station
According to police reports, the bloodstained body of hapless girl was recovered from a house in Manaepur village of Gurdaspur district.
Senior superintendent of police, Gurdaspur HS Bhullar informed that police had recovered the body of young girl.
“It appears that an attempt to rape was made before killing the girl on Tuesday night but it will be confirmed only after postmortem report” he said adding that police had begun investigations.
“The girl seems to have been strangulated to death with her ‘dupatta’ after she was raped,” the SSP said.
Some boys who were playing in the fields spotted the body on Wednesday morning and informed the girl’s family about it. After getting information, a police team led by Kalanaur station house officer Nirmal Singh arrived at the spot and started a probe into the matter.
SSP Bhullar along with other senior police officers also reached there.
Bhullar said that a case under Sections 302, 376 and 511 of the Indian Penal Code has been registered against unidentified person(s) at the Kalanaur police station.
The police have sent the victim’s body to Gurdaspur civil hospital for post-mortem. The autopsy has been conducted and the report will be received on Thursday. Bhullar said police have started a comprehensive inquiry to trace and nab the culprits.
