Bhopal, Oct. 16 -- A 13-year-old girl was found dead in an abandoned building in Madhya Pradesh's capital, Bhopal, on Friday morning, prompting the police to register a case and begin an investigation into the matter, a police officer said.

The incident was reported under the jurisdiction of the Bairagarh police station in the state capital. The victim lived in the same area and used to collect waste plastic materials for a living. According to her family, she had gone missing on Thursday evening as she left the house at around 8 pm and did not return.

Following which, the family approached the police station and a missing person complaint was subsequently registered at the Bairagarh police station late Thursday night.

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