Third grade student raped and murdered by three underage boys

A disturbing incident has come to light in Nandyal district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. A third-grader was raped and murdered by three underage boys from her school. Moreover, after killing the girl, the accused threw the body into the canal to destroy the evidence.

According to police, the boys, aged between 13 and 17, attended the same school as the girl. Under the pretext of taking them to a new playground, the accused took them to an abandoned place.

The incident occurred in Muchumri village on Sunday (July 8) and was discovered on Wednesday (July 8). After an extensive search for the girl, the victim’s father filed a missing person report on Sunday.

Based on a confession by the accused, the police have arrested all three accused and launched an investigation. The girl’s body has not been found yet. People in the area are protesting and demanding a harsh punishment for the accused.

To find the girl on Tuesday, police sent a sniffer dog to the village. Police used dogs to track down the house of three boys who were behaving strangely at the time while roaming around the town. One of the three boys confessed to the entire crime when police arrested and interrogated him. The other two accused in this incident were also arrested.

The accused boys said they invited the girl to play with them when they saw her at Muchumri Park. The accused’s statement states that the three boys raped and killed the girl after taking her to a remote area near Muchumri Irrigation Project. Such perversions among minors are a matter of concern and a large part of the blame can be put on pornographic content prevalent on television and OTT web series.