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CHANDIGARH: In a shocking incident, an 8-year-old girl was murdered after getting raped at a village near Aravali hills in Ferozpur Jhirka police station. The dead body of the victim, who was apparently brutalized as well, was found on a barren hill on Friday morning.

Police has started investigations after registering the case of POCSO Act and murder at Ferozpur Jhirkha police station. The dead body has been handed over to the family after autopsy.

Nuh SP Sangeeta Kalia said that the police has been put on job to ascertain the identity of the accused.

"The body was found 4km away from a barren hill. We are trying to ascertain as to how the girl reached there. It is not easy for a person to reach that spot,’’ said Kalia.

Rest we have also put the cyber cell, forensic experts and crime experts on job to ascertain the identity of the accused, she added.

According to information, the victim was eldest in three siblings born to a couple hailing from minority community. Victim was a school going student. As school was closed, her parents sent her to take goats for grazing.

Sources informed that as one of her goat went missing, she went on to search for it. Two other girls who accompanied her returned home but she did not.

"Family initially searched at the residences of their relatives and nearby area on Thursday night. On Friday, they launched the fresh search which ended up in the hill where girl was found murdered. Her naked body was found with injuries. The villagers informed police and our teams rushed to the spot,’’ said Nuh SP.

Investigations are on and we have put few people of the village under our scanner. Their movement on Thursday night is being verified, she added.

