West Bengal: Nine-year-old girl raped, murdered in Malda district
The body of the girl was found hanging from a room of an abandoned building, adjacent to a local club-- Netaji Club.
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- She was murdered after being raped for three consecutive days in Malda district.
- The body of the girl was found hanging from a room of an abandoned building.
- Police has nabbed some of the accused and is interrogating them.
A nine-year-old girl was murdered after being raped for three consecutive days in a village in Ratua in Malda district.
The body of the girl was found hanging from a room of an abandoned building, adjacent to a local club-- Netaji Club.
The girl was found missing since Tuesday, but she could not be traced. Today, stench of decomposition drew the attention of the locals to the abandoned building, close to the club. The club was registered with the government.
The club was locked and no one could be found, but the locals broke through to find stains of blood. The stink led to the building, where the body of the girl was found hanging, her clothes stripped, cakes of blood stains on the staircase.
According to a family member, the girl was locked up in the club room and gang-raped because witnesses said the club members assembled at night for drinking binges. The girl's grandfather has alleged that club members were behind the tragedy since they went missing for the last few days and no one saw the club being opened.
However, the police has nabbed some of them and is interrogating them.
The state Women Commission chairperson Sunanda Mukherjee has sought immediate cancellation of the registration of the club and strong punishment against the culprits.
The police has refused to attach any political colour to the club members.
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