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Minor girl found dead near creek

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Press Trust of India Mumbai
A six-year-old girl, who was missing since yesterday, was found dead near a creek in western suburbs today, police said.

The body was found in afternoon at INS Hamla area in Malwani.

The girl had been missing since 4 PM yesterday, police said, adding the deceased was a resident of slum in Malwani area.

A case of murder has been registered against unknown persons at Malwani police station, said police.

The body was sent for postmortem to ascertain whether she was raped, police said.

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First Published: May 24 2016 | 11:22 PM IST

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