According to officials, a 15-year-old girl who was reported missing by her grandfather was gang-raped and murdered in India.
Last Saturday, three people allegedly kidnapped the tenth-grade student.
She was later discovered abandoned in a 50-foot-deep well in Sikar’s Ramgarh Shekhawati district, in northwestern India.
According to Metro UK, her body was discovered less than 24 hours after she was allegedly abducted.
Sikar police have arrested two adults and a 15-year-old juvenile who is thought to be the primary suspect.
Officers verified that the 15-year-old had been arrested, and that his two alleged accomplices, Sameer and Ghulam, both 19, had been detained and were being questioned by police.
An photograph captured the heartbreaking moment officials discovered the girl as they used a rope to lift her body from the well.
On Sunday, the girl’s grandfather went to the Ramgarh Sethan police station to report his granddaughter missing.
Officers launched a search for her and discovered her body on Sunday afternoon.
The last rituals were performed in Jasrasar village, Sardarseher, in accordance with the family’s wishes.
The youngster was from India’s Churu area, but she was residing with her grandparents while she studied at Lavanda.
A government source told the local press, “Due to concerns of rape and murder, relevant sections of the law were added to the case, and further investigation was initiated after the body of the deceased minor was identified.”
According to police, CCTV evidence confirmed the suspects’ identities.
“The CCTV footage installed along the route to the victim’s house has been reviewed, and the suspects are seen approaching and leaving the victim’s residence,” a police spokeswoman said.
“The identification was confirmed by CCTV footage of the suspects involved.” One of the suspects also has a hand injury.”
Members of the girl’s family staged a big demonstration on Sunday, demanding immediate action, heavy punishment, and restitution.
Protesters are also demanding that the victim’s family be compensated.
In India, recent violence against women and girls has sparked nationwide protests.
A 14-year-old girl was gang-raped before being burned alive in a furnace earlier this month.
Earlier this year, two women were allegedly paraded naked across Manipur before being sexually abused by a mob. (Text omitted from the headline: Vanguard and News Agencies)