Mardan: 6-year-old girl found dead in empty plot
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The body of a 6-year-old girl, who had gone missing while playing in front of her house, was recovered from an empty plot near Hoti police station in Mardan on Thursday, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.
The girl, identified as Arman, was a resident of Sangarbaba Maliano village. Her father, Iqbal, had lodged a complaint with the police after she disappeared on Wednesday evening.
The police registered a case under sections 1635, 302ppc and 53CPA of the Pakistan Penal Code against unknown kidnappers and launched a search operation.
The body of the girl was found in a mutilated condition in the plot, which is close to her house. The police shifted the body to DHQ Hospital for postmortem.
The motive behind the killing is yet to be ascertained. The police said they are investigating the case from all angles and will arrest the culprits soon.