Rajasthan: Body Of Minor Girl Recovered From Coal Furnace In Bhilwara, 4 Detained

Bhilwara police said an investigation was on and they have not yet ruled out the possibility of rape. Four people have been detained for questioning.

The body of a minor girl, who went missing, was found in a coal furnace in Rajasthan's Bhilwara district, PTI reported. Locals alleged that the girl was raped before she was thrown into the furnace. The 14-year-old girl went missing after she had gone out to graze goats.

The girl's body was found after her family members spotted her footwear near a furnace. Inside, they found her bangle and a few bones, the police said.

SHO Kotri police station, Bhilwara, said the girl was murdered and burnt to death. The SHO said four people have been detained for questioning.

"We received a complaint regarding a minor girl who had gone missing in Narshinghpura village, Shahpura panchayat area. Villagers said that a bangle belonging to a minor girl was seen near a burning furnace in the village. It is suspected that the girl was murdered and burnt to death," ANI quoted the SHO as saying. 

BJP leader Kalulal Gurjar met the victim's family members and alleged that the girl was raped and her body was burnt in the kiln, PTI reported.

Gurjar alleged that the police did not act promptly and detained the suspected accused only after the villagers caught them.

Police said an investigation was on and they have not yet ruled out the possibility of rape.

Bhilwara police superintendent (SP) Adarsh Sindhu said a DNA test would also be conducted of the bone samples found at the furnace for further investigation, Hindustan Times reported.