<p>Thiruvananthapuram: The police uncovered that a three-year old girl who died after allegedly being drowned by her mother in a river near Kochi on Monday, was sexually assaulted.</p><p>The police took the girl's uncle into custody and is currently interrogating him.</p><p>Kochi rural district police chief M Hemalatha told reporters that evidence is being collected and examined.</p> .Four girls including three sisters drown in UP's Pratapgarh district.<p>The girl's mother was already in custody on charges of drowning her child in the river when they were returning back from Anganwadi. </p><p>The post-mortem examination revealed that the girl was sexually assaulted multiple times. </p><p>Sources said that the girl might have been suffering from sexual abuse for more than a year. The police are examining whether the sexual assault had any connection with the murder. The girl's mother is also being questioned in detail.</p><p>The victim and suspect were staying in separate houses in the same compound. </p>
<p>Thiruvananthapuram: The police uncovered that a three-year old girl who died after allegedly being drowned by her mother in a river near Kochi on Monday, was sexually assaulted.</p><p>The police took the girl's uncle into custody and is currently interrogating him.</p><p>Kochi rural district police chief M Hemalatha told reporters that evidence is being collected and examined.</p> .Four girls including three sisters drown in UP's Pratapgarh district.<p>The girl's mother was already in custody on charges of drowning her child in the river when they were returning back from Anganwadi. </p><p>The post-mortem examination revealed that the girl was sexually assaulted multiple times. </p><p>Sources said that the girl might have been suffering from sexual abuse for more than a year. The police are examining whether the sexual assault had any connection with the murder. The girl's mother is also being questioned in detail.</p><p>The victim and suspect were staying in separate houses in the same compound. </p>