Rajasthan: 6-year-old abducted, raped, strangled to death with school belt

According to the police, there was a sports event at the girl's school on Saturday, after which she went missing.

As she did not return home by 3 pm, her family looked for her at farms and relatives' homes for hours.

On Sunday morning, her dead body, stained in blood, was found some half a kilometer away from her school premises.

Reportedly, the dead body was spotted by some villagers, who then informed the police. Subsequently, police and a forensics team arrived at the crime spot.

The police said some liquor bottles, snacks, and bloodstains were also found in the area.

Thereafter, the body was sent for post-mortem examination.

Although no arrests have been made so far, investigations are currently underway to nab the accused.

Notably, the harrowing incident has surfaced at a time when there are widespread protests around the country over many gruesome incidents of alleged gang-rape and murder.

On Wednesday, a 27-year-old lady veterinarian was gang-raped and burnt to death by four men in Telangana's Shadnagar, near Hyderabad.

In the same week, a 25-year-old law student was allegedly gang-raped by some armed men in Ranchi, Jharkhand.