India, July 12 -- The body of the seven-year-old girl who was allegedly gang-raped and thrown from the third floor of an under-construction building in Raj Nagar Extension on Friday was found after a nearly four-hour search by family members and local residents, who said a stray dog helped them in the search.

"We looked in the entire neighbourhood and nearby construction areas, but there was no trace. We sought help from neighbours who arrived in large numbers. After about 3-4 hours, we found the girl's blood-stained body in the basement of an under-construction building around 12.30am on Saturday," the girl's mother told HT.

"I was about to get her admitted to a school, but this unfortunate incident took her away from us," she added. ...