Kolkata, Sept. 17 -- Police today arrested a school teacher in connection with the death of a Class VII student whose body was recovered from a forested area in West Bengal's Birbhum district. The incident occurred near Kullakata village under Rampurhat police station limits.
The accused has been identified as Manoj Kumar Pal, a physics teacher at Rampurhat Shyampahari Sri Ramkrishna Vidyapith.
Police said he was arrested on charges of raping and murdering the 13-year-old girl, who had been missing since August 28.
According to the family's complaint, the girl, a resident of Baromesia village, had gone for private tuition but never returned. A missing person's report was lodged at the Rampurhat police station on the same day.
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