India, May 6 -- The autopsy report of the minor girl in the Nasrapur sexual assault and murder case reveals brutality and the accused's family has publicly distanced themselves from him.

According to the police sources, the postmortem findings indicate that the accused, identified as Bhimrao Kamble, 65, allegedly gagged the victim by stuffing socks or cloth in her mouth during the assault. Injury marks were also found on the child's chest, pointing to severe physical violence.

"As per the initial report, death was due to asphyxia," a police official said.

The three-and-a-half-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted and murdered by the accused at Narsapur in Bhor tehsil of Pune district on May 1, sparking massive outrage and prot...