India, July 16 -- A 12-year-old girl was found dead in her home in a village in Maharashtra's Wardha district on Wednesday evening, sparking outrage among locals.

Local police, who discovered the body partially unclothed, suspect that the young girl was sexually assaulted before being bludgeoned to death with a stone, media reports said.

Investigation and arrests

Following the discovery, law enforcement recovered a stone at the scene believed to have been used as the murder weapon.

Acting on a formal complaint filed by the victim's mother, the police registered a First Information Report (FIR) against unidentified individuals.

Initially, three individuals were detained for questioning. Law enforcement has since arrested 30-year-old R...