A 7-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted and killed by a relative in the district, police said today.
The 30-year-old accused has been arrested, they said.
According to the police, the victim had gone to her tuition class with the relative yesterday. Her body was found this morning in a deserted area in the middle of a rubber plantation at Kulathoorpuzha.
A police complaint was filed by the victim's mother after the minor failed to return home.
The Kerala State Commission for Protection of Child Rights has registered a suo motu case and directed the Kollam (rural) Superintendent to conduct a probe into the incident.
The commission also asked the police to submit a report in the matter within 15 days, an official release said.
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