Kolkata:  The body of a 12-year-old girl suspected to have been raped before being murdered was found on Sunday in West Bengal's West Midnapore district, police said.

The body of the Class 3 student was found from a house in Debra area under Kharagpur subdivision of the district.

The victim's family had filed a complaint alleging that a local youth, named Sanjay, abducted the girl and raped her before killing her.

The police is on the lookout for Sanjay, who is absconding.