LUCKNOW, Nov. 8 -- A five-year-old girl who went missing while playing outside her house in Rampur's Shahabad area on Wednesday morning was found murdered in bushes near Lakkhi Bagh on Thursday. A minor boy from the same village has been accused of luring her away with a lollipop before taking her towards a forested area, where she was allegedly strangled to death, Rampur superintendent of police (SP) Anil Kumar Singh informed on Saturday. The SP said the child had been strangled and injuries were found on her private parts, raising suspicion of sexual assault or an attempt to sexually assault her. Samples were collected during the post-mortem examination and slides prepared for forensic analysis to establish whether rape had taken place, he added. According to police, CCTV footage from the area showed the minor boy taking the girl towards the forest after buying her a lollipop from a grocery shop. The footage provided a crucial lead in the investigation. During questioning, the boy allegedly narrated details of the incident, police said, adding that all aspects of the case were being examined. The girl was playing outside her house on Wednesday morning when she suddenly went missing. When she failed to return, her family members searched the village and nearby areas and contacted relatives and acquaintances but could not trace her. Her father subsequently approached Shahabad police station, following which a missing-person report was registered and a search operation launched. Circle officer Devki Nandan also visited the village and spoke to the family as police intensified efforts to locate the child. The search ended on Thursday evening when police received information about a girl's body lying in bushes near Lakkhi Bagh. A police team reached the spot and called the family to identify the body. The family confirmed that it was the missing girl, following which the body was sent for post-mortem examination. Police are awaiting the forensic examination findings to ascertain whether the child was sexually assaulted before being murdered....