Jharkhand: A shocking case of crime has where a 12-year-old girl was abducted and murdered with stones by unidentified persons in Jharkhand's Hazaribag district. This incident took place on Wednesday, March 25, 2026 in Bishnugarh police station area, with her family alleging she was raped and murdered.
According to PTI, villagers spotted her body near a school this morning and alerted the police. Deceased was missing since Tuesday evening, when she was last seen participating in a 'Mangla Julus' procession, which precedes Ram Navami.
Earlier, police in the Balangir district of Odisha have arrested six minors in connection with the gang rape of a minor girl. The arrests follow the circulation of a video of the sexual assault on social media, which brought the December 27 incident last year to the attention of authorities earlier this week.
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According to Balangir Sub-Inspector of Police (SP) Abhilash G, said that the incident occurred under the jurisdiction of Turkela police station were six minors allegedly gang raped a minor girl after watching adult content. He said that after they allegedly recorded the video of the sexual assault and circulated it on social media.