Meerut:The body of a six-year-old girl missing since January 14 from Uttar Pradesh's Meerut was found dumped in a sack at a garbage site near her house on Saturday evening, police said.
The deceased, identified as Lavi was daughter of Arjun Singh, a labourer living in Machhra village of Kithore police station area of Meerut. The girl went missing while playing outside her house. Her parents filed a missing complaint at Kithore police station and her father approached SSP Meerut Rohit Sajwan twice to find her.
"The body, packed in a sack, found around 150 metres away from her house, is highly decomposed. There is a golden thread tied around the neck and the hands and legs are tied. Prima facie it seems that the girl was strangled to death. Also, it is suspected that some black magic rituals may have been performed on her. The body has been sent for post-mortem," police said.
Police have sealed the 100-metre radius around the incident site. SSP, SP Dehat and other police officers have reached the spot along with the forensic team and dog squad. The incident site is being probed, police added.