Imphal/Guwahati/New Delhi:
Sources said on Friday that a mentally challenged girl was allegedly raped and murdered when she went to collect firewood in a forest in a forest in Charachandpur district of Manipur.
A suspect has been detained by the police, sources said, and refused to name as the investigation is in a very early stage.
His body was found in Lijangfai village of Charachandpur in the forest at 12 noon on Friday afternoon.
Sources said that the girl’s clothes were torn and there were bruises on her body.
His father had sent him to the forest to collect firewood, sources said, “He was worried when he did not come back.”
Sources said that he immediately ran into the forest, and after searching for some time, his daughter’s body was lying near a small pile of firewood, which he had collected, the sources said.
Earlier this month, a 10 year old girl Was sexually harassed By a boy in Charachandpur district. The minor accused was detained.
Last month, a class 2 student Was found dead At a relief camp for internal displaced people in Charachandpur. The girl’s body was found with bruises on her neck and blood marks around the body. His parents and civil society organizations, including the Zomi Mother’s Association, had alleged that the girl was murdered after her sexual harassment.
