CHANDIGARH: A

was sexually abused and then brutally murdered in the suburban town of

in

's

district on Saturday. The girl, daughter of a dalit couple lived in a tent-like structure on roadside with her family.

The girl, from the

community, had two siblings, including a sister.

Her body was found at some distance from the place where her family had pitched its tent close to local telephone exchange. She had gone to sleep with her mother and two siblings in the tent at around 9pm, her mother told the police. Her father, a rag-picker, was away in Delhi.

The unidentified murderer had inserted a wooden stick in her body, which was clearly visible when the body was found. Her body parts were badly brutalized and blood was spilled all over.

Her mother, meanwhile, had raised the alarm on Saturday morning after she found her daughter was missing and a search was launched.

According to the Hisar police, at around 9am on Saturday the local police station received a call about discovery of a badly brutalized body of a girl. Inspector

, the SHO of Uklana police station was the first to reach there. A team of crime and forensic experts too rushed to the spot to collect evidence. Her mother along with some locals reached the area, identified the body and provided details to the police.

SIT probing Hisar case, cyber cell help sought

Hisar SP Manisha Chaudhary said, “While the cops were examining the area, the girl’s mother and her family too reached there and identified the body. We could see a wooden stick inserted in her body. There was lot of blood beneath her head as well. The exact cause of death, number of injuries and other details will be ascertained only after we receive the autopsy report from the medical board. The body has been handed over to family and our investigation has started”.

“As of now, we are working on different theories in this case. A special investigation team headed by a DSP-level officer has been put on the job. At the same time, we have also sought help from the cyber cell to take the mobile dump of the tower,” she added.

The last rites of the young girl were not performed till late on Saturday after angry locals and the girl’s family staged a protest over alleged lapse in proper treatment of her body after the autopsy. The victim’s body was returned to her family in the bloodsoaked cloth used by the police to send it for the autopsy.

Haryana Congress general secretary and former MLA Naresh Selwal termed the lapse as a totally inhuman act by those involved in the autopsy and the inquest proceedings. By the time of filing this report, the police were trying to pacify the girl’s family as well locals who refused to perform the last rites.

Meanwhile, former CM Bhupinder Hooda has written an open letter to Haryana CM ML Khattar asking him to take measures to control rising crime graph in the state.