Protests erupt in Chandigarh after naked body of 4-year-old girl found

Chandigarh: A four-year-old girl, who had gone missing since yesterday, was found dead here today with police suspecting the victim may have been raped before being killed. “The child has been found murdered. We cannot confirm at this stage if she was raped also, which will be established only after the postmortem examination,” Chandigarh’s SSP, Sukhchain Singh Gill said today, after parents of the victim and locals staged protest here. [caption id=“attachment_2193163” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] A file photo of Chandigarh police. Representational image. Reuters[/caption] The body of the girl was found this morning at colony number 4. The minor had gone missing since yesterday evening, after which her parents had filled a missing complaint with the police. The situation in the colony was tense and heavy police force has been deployed to maintain law and order as the girl’s parents and other locals have been protesting since this morning against the incident. The family has alleged that police failed to take action on time. The colony residents raised slogans against the police and the forces faced a tough time to deal with the situation. “We are trying to maintain law and order situation in the area,” Assistant Superintendent of Police (East) Parvinder Singh said. PTI