Kolkata, Nov. 18 -- In a bizarre incident, an eight-year-old girl was allegedly raped and murdered by her cousin in the Usti police station area of South 24 Parganas district, creating shock and anger among locals, an official said on Tuesday.
Police have arrested the accused.
According to local sources, the girl went missing on November 14, while her parents were out for medical treatment.
When they returned home and could not find her, they lodged a police complaint. After an overnight search, the child's body was found near her house the next morning.
Investigators revealed that the 19-year-old cousin, taking advantage of his uncle and aunt's absence, lured the girl out of the house with chocolates and took her to a deserted place, w...