A minor girl was allegedly kidnapped and murdered in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district on Friday (4 October). The incident sparked protests and angry villagers set a police outpost on fire.

The incident took place in a village in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district. Police officials denied allegations of inaction on the local police’s part and said an accused has been arrested.

The girl was returning to her home from tuition when she was allegedly kidnapped and her body was found near a canal on Saturday.

Kolkata, The body of a 10-year-old girl was found in a marshy land in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district on Saturday, triggering arson by locals at a police outpost there. Villagers alleged that the minor, who was missing since Friday evening, was raped and murdered, and the police did not act on their complaint immediately.

Residents of Kripakhali village in the South 24 Parganas district claimed that the police did not act on their complaint immediately.

Villagers set on fire a local police camp after an incident of alleged rape and murder of a young village girl in Kultali area of South 24 Parganas district came to light on Saturday.

A Class 4 girl was allegedly raped and murdered while returning home from tuition in South 24 Parganas, West Bengal. Her body was found on the bank of the River Ganges in Kripakhali village on Saturday morning.

A Class 4 girl has been allegedly raped and murdered on her way back home from tuition at a village in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district. The girl's body was recovered from the bank of River Ganges in the Kripakhali village on Saturday morning.