7-year-old murdered after rape
The body of a seven-year-old girl was found at an abandoned house in Port Colony of Chattogram city yesterday.
The police suspect she was raped and strangled to death sometime after she went missing around 4:00pm on Saturday.
Her family lives in Boropool area of Halishahar.
"My daughter went out at 4:00pm on Saturday and had been missing since then," said the victim's father.
The family gave out missing announcements through loud speakers in different areas and learned that she was picked up by a rickshaw puller near her house, said the girl's maternal aunt, quoting locals.
"According to a witness, he lured my niece by offering to buy her biryani," she added.
Students of Ghasful Primary School found the body inside abandoned quarters nearby and informed their parents. The parents later contacted the police about the incident, said Mahfuzur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Bandar Police Station.
"Criminal Investigation Department's forensic team has collected samples and evidence from the spot. After physical examination and considering the circumstantial evidence, it seems the girl was raped before murder," said Shakila Sultana, deputy commissioner (port) of Chattogram Metropolitan Police.
The body was sent to Chattogram Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy.
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