Imphal, Apr 13: A mentally challenged girl was allegedly raped and murdered while she went to collect firewood at a forest in Churachandpur district of Manipur on Friday.

According to reports, the body of the girl was found at 12 pm on Friday in the forest at Churachandpur’s Leijangphai village village.

Police has detained a suspect in connection with the case but declined to give the name since the investigation is at a very early stage.

The girl’s clothes were torn and there were injury marks on her body.

According to police, father sent the girl to the forest to collect firewood but when she did not return, the father ran into forest and started searching for her.

He later found his daughter’s body lying near a small pile of firewood that she collected.

Meanwhile, police have started investigation into the case.

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