GORAKHPUR, Oct. 14 -- A nine-year-old girl was raped and murdered by a teenager in Uttar Pradesh's Deoria while another minor was gang-raped in Kushinagar district, police said on Monday. The first incident came to light in Deoria in the morning when the body of the victim, who was a resident of West Corner Tola Dalit area under Lar police station of that district, was discovered in a bush near her house, they added.

Superintendent of police (SP), Deoria, Sanjeev Suman said: "The case is extremely sensitive. The accused is being traced and teams have been deployed to arrest him soon."

ASP, Deoria, Sunil Singh confirmed that based on a complaint registered by the victim's mother, the police have filed a case of rape and murder. The polic...