Madanapalle (Annamayya District), February 17 A seven-year-old girl who went missing in Madanapalle was allegedly raped and murdered by a neighbor, with police recovering her body from a drum inside his house, officials said on Tuesday.
Kurnool Range DIG K Praveen said the incident occurred in Neerugattuvaripalli village on Monday after the child went missing around 4 pm. Her family filed a complaint around 7 pm.
“The cause of death is drowning, and there are signs of sexual assault. The accused killed the girl and concealed her body in a drum inside his house,” Praveen told