India, March 26 -- Two days after going missing in the Tajganj area in Uttar Pradesh's Agra, an eight-year-old girl was found dead inside the rented room of her own house, police said. The victim was found inside a flour container in a room that the family had rented out to one Sunil, the accused who allegedly also joined the search for the girl before fleeing.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (City) Ali Abbas said the girl had gone missing from the Siddhant Nagar locality in the Tajganj area, around 4 pm on March 24, news agency PTI reported.

Soon after, the girl's family informed the police, following which authorities launched an extensive search operation.

According to Abbas, the girl was seen entering the locality in one of the CCTV ...