Security forces patrol a village in Manipur's Churachandpur district. FILE Photo | AP
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Minor girl found dead at relief camp in Manipur's Churachandpur, officials suspect rape

The 9-year-old girl went missing from a relief camp on Thursday evening and was later found dead with throat injuries and bloodstains, officials said.

PTI

CHURACHANDPUR: A nine-year-old girl was found dead at a relief camp in Manipur's Churachandpur district in the early hours of Friday, officials said.

She went missing from the camp on Thursday evening, following which her family started searching for her, they said.

Her body was found in the relief camp compound later in the night, they added. She had multiple injury marks on her body, especially her throat, besides blood stains, officials said.

It is suspected that she was raped, they said, adding that the body was sent to the hospital for post-mortem examination.

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