In Madhya Pradesh’s Mandsaur, a 7-year-old was kidnapped from outside her school, raped & assaulted with intent to kill. Her throat was slit, there were deep cuts on her face and injuries all over her body, the police said.
On Tuesday the girl had gone missing. When the grandfather of the girl, who studies in Class 2 went to pick her after school, he was told that an uncle had already taken her home. The family of the girl looked around for her. They filled a complaint in the evening.
The morning after, their search took them to the forest area near Lakshman Darwaza, about 700 meters from the school where she was found in a battered condition.
Girl’s school bag, lunchbox & water bottle were lying nearby. The police also recovered an empty beer bottle from the spot.
The girl was rushed to the hospital in Mandsaur which is about 350 km from Bhopal and from there sent to Indore for further treatment. Her medical reports confirmed rape. She was attacked with sharp-edged weapons.
According to doctors, she had lost a lot of blood and her condition is critical.
Through the CCTV footage of cameras installed near the school, the police zeroed in on the accused.
Manoj Singh, Mandsaur Superintendent of Police said that Irfan, a porter has been arrested. The police have also recovered his blood-stained clothes.