Lakhimpur: In Lakhimpur Kheri district of Uttar Pradesh, the body of a three-year-old girl was found on a sugarcane field on Thursday. Police said on Friday that the girl was strangled to death after being raped. This is the third rape incident in Lakhimpur Kheri district in 20 days.
The girl’s father has accused Lekharam, who lives in the village, in his complaint. They allege that their daughter was kidnapped and murdered in old enmity. The girl was missing since Wednesday. His body was found near the village. Chant marks were found on the head.
The police had on Thursday termed it a murder incident. Police said sexual harassment has been confirmed in the autopsy. The police has formed four teams to arrest the accused.
Earlier, the body of a 17-year-old girl who had come out to fill the scholarship form was found outside the village. He was allegedly raped and murdered. His mutilated body was found near a dry pond about 200 meters from the village. Apart from this, the incident of rape and murder from a 13-year-old girl was revealed. Police had said that the girl went to the farm in the afternoon and when she did not return, the family started her search. His dead body was found in a sugarcane field.
