Mth after she went missing, girl found dead on riverbank
Times of India | 3 April 2025
Kolkata: A month after she went missing, the decomposed body of a class IX girl was found on the banks of the Ichamati in North 24 Parganas' Baduria on Wednesday. The girl's family, who identified her body, has lodged an FIR, alleging that she was raped and murdered. The Basirhat girl had gone missing on March 1 after she left home for private tuitions.
"Despite extensive searches, the family was unable to find her, prompting them to file a missing person complaint at Basirhat police station. Searches were conducted and CCTV camera footage was checked, but no clues were found," a relative of the victim said. The family demands strict punishment for the alleged perpetrators.
The girl's father said: "I believe someone abducted and kept her confined. After torturing and abusing her sexually, they buried her on the riverbank."
"We have initiated an unnatural death case and are waiting for the autopsy report," a senior police officer said.