Kolkata, Nov. 13 -- A 14-year-old girl allegedly strangled her nine-year-old neighbour to death and stole her gold and silver ornaments in West Bengal's Murshidabad district on Thursday, police said.

The minor accused of murder was apprehended after the victim's body was found hidden under a cot in her room, and the stolen ornaments --- pair of gold earrings, a pair of silver bangles and a silver chain --- were recovered from her possession.

Police said that the girl's mother works a migrant labourer in Bengaluru while the girl stays in her grandmother's house at Nowda. The girl reportedly has a habit of stealing things, locals told police.

"On Thursday she invited the nine-year-old neighbour, a distant relative of hers, to her room to...