Balurghat (WB): Charred body of a 17- a year-old girl was found under a culvert in West Bengal's South Dinajpur district, police said on Tuesday.
The victim's family alleged that she was gang-raped and then set ablaze.
The charred body of the girl with injury marks was found under a culvert in Kumarganj area on Monday, district Superintendent of Police Debarshi Dutta said.
Three persons suspected to be involved in the incident have been arrested, he said.
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"We could only say whether she was raped or not after getting the post-mortem report," Dutta said.
The victim's brother said she went missing on the way to a nearby shop on Sunday afternoon.
Local BJP MP Sukanta Majumdar warned of a major agitation if the culprits were not brought to book.
Terming the incident unfortunate, Kumarganj TMC MLA Toraf Hossain Mandal demanded an impartial probe.
A woman's charred body was found in a mango orchard in Malda district in December last year, days after a similar incident occurred in Hyderabad leading to a nationwide uproar over women safety.
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