An eight-year-old girl in Andhra Pradesh’s Nandyal district was gang-raped and murdered allegedly by three school seniors, all minors. Later, they dumped her body in a canal to destroy evidence, the police said.
Two of the accused, aged 12, the third boy, aged 13, reportedly confessed to raping and murdering the young girl.
According to their statement, the boys noticed the girl playing near Muchumarri Park. They asked her to join them for a game and she agreed.
Subsequently, they took her to a secluded area near the Muchumarri irrigation project and assaulted her in turn. Fearing repercussions if the girl reported the assault to her parents, they decided to murder her. They later disposed of her body in a nearby canal and fled the scene.
Andhra Class 3 student raped, killed by minor schoolmates, body dumped in canal
The victim was eight years old. Two of the accused, aged 12, are studying in the sixth standard. The third boy, aged 13, is in Class 7.
