BENGALURU: In a shocking incident, a three-year-old girl was reportedly raped and murdered in Kamakshipalya police station limits.
The incident took place on Monday afternoon at Kaveripura near Nanda Gokula Government School. Police said a 26-year-old man, known to the family of the victim, was arrested in connection with the case on Tuesday around 7 pm.
Police added that the accused allegedly killed the girl by hitting her on the head with a blunt weapon as injury marks were found on her head. The body was shifted to Victoria Hospital’s mortuary for postmortem. The parents of the victim are garment factory employees.