Bengaluru: The body of an eight-year-old girl was found in a shed in an industrial area of Hoskote Taluk in Karnataka on Thursday evening. Police suspect the girl was raped and murdered.
A police officer, B Ramesh, told NDTV that a man was playing with the girl and took her to the shed on Thursday afternoon, and assaulted her.
A search operation has been launched for the suspected murderer.
The child's parents had come to Hoskote Taluk from Hubli in north Karnataka in search of work.