Police suspect family relative in rape and murder of six-year-old girl in Andhra

A six-year-old girl was allegedly raped and murdered in Naguluppalapadu in Andhra Pradesh’s Prakasam district in the early hours of Monday. Police said the suspect was a relative of the family, had been injured, and was being pursued for arrest

Naguluppalapadu (Andhra Pradesh): A six-year-old girl was allegedly raped and murdered by a relative in Naguluppalapadu in Prakasam district on Monday, a police official said.

The crime occurred in the early hours of Monday, police said.

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“Yes, a six-year-old girl was raped and murdered in Naguluppalapadu. He (the accused) also happens to be a relative of the family,” the official told PTI.

The accused was also injured, and police were in the process of arresting him, the official said.