Jodhpur: A seven-year-old girl was allegedly raped and killed by her maternal uncle in a village under Jhanwar police station area here, official sources said.
They said that the minor girl was with her mother at her parents' place when the incident took place.
The accused - Ramesh Prajapat - has been arrested by the police.
It came to light when the deceased's family members realized that the girl did not die as was being told by the relatives. They then discussed the matter with them and it was found out that she was raped and killed.
They then informed the police, which got her body exhumed for postmortem.
Further probe is on, the police said.
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