Nashik Police said that a seven-year-old girl was raped and murdered allegedly by a family friend in Nashikon the Mumbai Agra Highway. The body of the victim was identified near the Meenatai Thackeray Stadium on Sunday.

The parents said that the girl was missing from the house since 28th July. The parents have also said that their family friend, Yogesh Ramdas Khade had visited their house on Saturday in the evening time had gone out with the girl.

The police have arrested Khade who was already booked earlier on the cases of theft at the Panchvati police station.
The dead body of the girl was sent to Nashik Civil Hospital where a postmortem was performed. The test also confirmed that she was raped and then strangled to death.

(AW- Anil)