5-Year-Old Girl Strangled, Brutally Murdered in Mathura; Mutilated Body Found Near Police Station

Mathura: A shocking crime has taken place in Mathura, where a five-year-old girl was strangled and her severed body parts were found in fields near a police station.

The minor girl had gone missing on February 25.A day after her disappearance, her severed leg was found in a field, and was initially chalked up to a wild animal attack, according to Sitapur additional superintendent of police , Praveen Ranjan.

After the child's family insisted on an investigation being conducted, the police initiated a probe.

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At first, police thought a wild animal might have attacked her, but after investigating further, they found that she had been strangled to death.

"Multiple suspects are being interrogated and three have been arrested. Surveillance teams have been deployed to assist with the investigation," a police official told PTI.

The police have arrested three suspects and are questioning others.

Local leaders, including BJP MLA Gyan Tiwari, have visited the bereaved family and assured them of prompt and strict action against those responsible for the horrific crime against the child.