Uncle, neighbour arrested for rape-murder day after minor girl's body found in Tripura forest
Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, an officer from the local police station said: 'We have arrested two persons accused of being involved in the crime,' and added that they will produce both the accused before a local court with a plea to remand them in police custody.
Officers said the girl used to live with her brothers at their house which was located close to her maternal uncle's residence.
According to the police, the murder is likely to have taken place on the night of Friday, though further investigation is underway to determine the exact time and cause of the death.
'We received information on Monday that a body was found in the jungle. Our police team reached the spot and found that the girl's relatives took her body to her house. We started our investigation from there,' an officer said.
The girl's brother filed a complaint at the local police station on Sunday on the basis of which the police lodged a case under section 103/1 (murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and section 8 (sexual assault) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act.
During the primary investigation, the police found no injury marks on the deceased girl's body except for some blood on the lower limbs.
An officer said, 'She may have been strangulated as per our preliminary probe. Her maternal uncle noticed the body first and informed the locals. Our investigation is on.'
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