India, May 17 -- A 13-year-old girl has been arrested along with her two male friends for allegedly murdering a woman, who adopted and raised her since infancy, media reports said.

The incident happened on April 29 in Odisha's Gajapati district, where the victim, identified as 54-year-old Rajalaxmi Kar, lived with her adopted daughter.

When Rajalaxmi opposed the relationship, the girl conspired with the two men and smothered her with a pillow.

Police said the girl also wanted to gain control over Rajlaxmi's property.

However, as Rajalaxmi learned about the girl's relationship with the men, things took an ugly turn.

The girl told her neighbours that her mother had died of a heart attack and allegedly took the body to Puri and cremated...