Srinagar, May 24 -- A 12-year-old girl was found dead under mysterious circumstances in Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam district on Sunday, with police suspecting rape and murder and constituting a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the case.
According to police, the girl had gone missing from her residence on Saturday evening. Her family approached Police Station Budgam at around 10 pm, following which an FIR was registered under sections related to kidnapping of a minor.
Budgam Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Hariprasad K.K. said police immediately launched a night-long search operation after receiving the complaint.
"Yesterday, on May 23, at around 10 pm, we received information that a 12-year-old girl had gone missing . An FI...