10-yr-old girl raped, killed by man in Jharkhand's Palamu

Medininagar: A 10-year-old girl was allegedly raped and stoned to death by a man in Jharkhand's Palamu district, police said on Thursday.

The accused, identified as Tinku Sharma (35), allegedly lured the girl to play a ludo game at his home while she was playing outside her residence on Wednesday, they said.

"When the girl did not return home by 2 pm on Wednesday, her family lodged a complaint at a town police outpost. Thereafter, they approached the town police station. When we scanned CCTV footage, the man was seen with the girl," said Devvrat Poddar, the town police station in-charge.

As police reached the accused's location, they found local people beating him.

"We immediately arrested the accused. The body of the victim was also recovered and sent for autopsy. Prima facie, it appears that the girl was stoned to death after being raped. However, we will reach a final conclusion after the post-mortem examination report," he said.