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Surat horror after Kathua: 11-year-old girl raped, strangled to death

Over three months after the sexual assault and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua in Jammu region sent shock waves across the nation, a minor was allegedly held captive, tortured and raped before being killed in Surat.

The body of the unidentified girl, believed be between nine and 11 years, was found in Bhestan locality here and had 86 injury marks. It was spotted lying in bushes near a cricket ground on the morning of April 6 by some passersby, the police said.

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