Five-year-old girl found murdered after rape in Dhanusha, two arrested

A five-year-old girl has been murdered after rape in Dhanusha.

According to a preliminary investigation, the girl of Kushamaha-5, Sabaila Municipality-9 of the district was raped and later strangled to death.

The District Police Office, Dhanush said that the girl’s body was found in a pit at around 8 pm on Thursday.

The parents of the girl informed the police after she, who had gone with a neighbor of the village on a motorbike, did not return home till 9 pm on Wednesday.

Later, a police team deployed from the District Police Office, Dhanusha started searching for the girl and found her body at Sabaila Municipality-9 on Thursday night.

Meanwhile, police have arrested two persons for their alleged involvement in the incident.

Police said that they are looking into the case.