Bengaluru, March 28 The body of a six-year-old girl was found on Saturday in a eucalyptus grove on the outskirts of the city, police said.
The girl, the daughter of a migrant worker from Assam, is believed to have been abducted and strangled before her body was dumped at the isolated spot, a senior police officer said.
Police have not ruled out the possibility of sexual assault, which will be confirmed through a post-mortem examination.
According to authorities, the girl went missing on Thursday evening while playing near her home. Her family lodged a missing person complaint on Friday after they were unable to locate her.
Later that night, during a search operation, her body was recovered from the eucalyptus grove near Electronic City.
The motive behind the crime is not yet known. Police said all angles, including personal enmity, are being investigated.
A case has been registered, and efforts are underway to identify and arrest the accused, the officer added.
