Ghaziabad: The body of a seven-year-old girl was found stuffed in a gunny bag on the roof of a mosque in Muradnagar town here Sunday, police said.
The girl had gone missing from her house Saturday. After a frantic search, her family lodged a missing persons’ complaint. The gunny bag was spotted on the mosque’s roof by a man, Suleman, who went there after offering prayers at around 6.30 am and alerted the police.
Suleman saw the girl’s body inside and immediately informed her family and the neighbours, he added.
After receiving the information, the girl’s father and police reached the spot, the SSP said, adding that the girl was strangled to death.
The body has been sent for a post-mortem examination, he added.
The girl’s father accused the local councilor, Azaaz Baig, of killing his daughter due to political rivalry. The girl’s maternal uncle had contested the civic body elections against Baig, Krishna said. An FIR has been lodged against Baig and investigation is underway, he said.
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