A six-year-old girl was raped and murdered and her body was hideen in the trunk of a locked car in Chhattisgarh's Durg city, the police said. The minor had gone missing on April 5 following the Kanya bhoj ritual of Navratri festivities.
Three suspects have been detained for questioning in connection with the incident in the Mohan Nagar police station area on Sunday, the police said.

Out For Kanya Bhoj, Girl Found Dead In Car

The six-year-old girl had gone to her relative's house for a function on the ninth day of the 'Navratri' festival in the morning. However, when she did not return home till evening, her family members launched a search.

They filed a missing person's complaint, following which the police found her body inside a locked car in the neighbourhood at night.

Injury Marks On Girl's Body

An official told PTI the girl's body bore injury marks, and the medical report confirmed sexual assault.
He said a case was registered, and three suspects, including the car owner and a relative of the girl, have been detained for questioning.
Angered by the incident, locals vandalised the car and set fire to it on Sunday night. However, the police brought the situation under control and doused the flames.
On Monday, the girl's relatives protested outside the police station with her body. Protestors also intercepted the police when the suspects were being taken to a hospital for medical examination.

On locals' protest over the death of a minor girl, CSP Durg, Chirag Jain told ANI, "On 6 April, a girl's dead body was found in a car at around 7 pm. She had been missing since morning. Her postmortem examination is going on. After the report comes out, we will disclose the details... There were marks on her body."
(With inputs from agencies)