A minor girl who was missing for two days in Uttar Pradesh's Bhadohi was found dead on Wednesday with her face and upper portion of the body burnt with acid, presumable to hide her identity, police said. According to reports, the 17-year-old girl from a village in the Dhaurhara area of Bhadohi went missing after she went to graze cattle on Monday. Her body was found in the river with acid burns on her face and upper part of the body, according to SP Ram Badan Singh. The district police chief said the state of the body suggests that she could have been raped and her face and upper part of the body burnt to hide her identity, PTI reported. The father of the girl has alleged the role of a brick kiln owner and some others in the crime.

Source: dna August 19, 2020 15:22 UTC