Goa: 5-year-old girl raped and murdered in Vasco

Sunita Sawant, superintendent of police (South Goa) shared details about the incident and revealed that post-mortem report confirmed sexual assault on the girl.

"The girl's dead body has been examined by the police surgeon, and a post-mortem has been conducted. The post-mortem has confirmed that the girl was sexually assaulted, after which she was murdered by strangling," Sawant was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.

"We have rounded up nearly 15-20 labourers working in the building... Vasco Police has registered an offence on behalf of the state of sexual assault and murder under sections 376, 302 of the IPC, under the POCSO act, and also under the Goa Children Act... Rape and murder is confirmed due to strangulation," she added.