5-year-old raped, murdered in Hyderabad

ANI  |  Hyderabad [India] 

In a shocking incident, a five-year-old girl was raped and murdered in on Tuesday.

According to the SHO, Narsinghi police station, a 23-year-old person, named Dinesh, lured his neighbour's daughter by offering her chocolate.

The police registered a case under section 363, 366, 376-A, 302 of the (IPC) and section 5 and 6 of POCSO Act.

The police has taken the accused into custody and sent him to judicial remand.

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First Published: Wed, December 13 2017. 19:10 IST