Minor girl ‘raped, murdered’ by labourer in Telangana

HYDERABAD: A 10-year-old girl was allegedly raped and killed by a labourer in Nirmal district of Telangana, police officials said on Sunday. The incident occurred in Soan mandal of the district on Saturday, police officers familiar with the matter said. The accused, 26-year-old Pravin Kumar took the girl, who was playing near her house, to an isolated place under some pretext and allegedly “raped and later murdered” her, a police official said on the condition of anonymity.