Bengaluru, March 28: In a shocking incident, a minor girl originally from Assam was found dead under suspicious circumstances within the jurisdiction of the Electronics City police station in Bengaluru on Saturday. Her body was discovered in an isolated area of the Bolugudda region. The victim had been missing since Thursday evening. She resided with her parents in a temporary shelter near Vittasandra.
After an exhaustive search by her family, a missing person’s complaint was lodged with the Electronics City police. During the subsequent search operation, authorities discovered the girl’s body in a eucalyptus grove in Bolugudda. Police reported that the body was found nude, leading investigators to suspect that the victim was sexually assaulted before being murdered.
The perpetrators also reportedly used a blunt object to disfigure her face, likely in an attempt to prevent identification. Senior police officials arrived at the scene immediately following the discovery. The jurisdictional police have registered a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act and other relevant sections of the law.
Special teams have been formed to gather intelligence and track down the accused. The investigation is currently ongoing. In March 2026, a 17‑year‑old girl was allegedly killed by her fiancé in the DJ Halli area in Bengaluru, with the suspect arrested. It can be recalled that in Mysuru in October 2025, a 10‑year‑old girl, part of a nomadic family selling balloons, was raped and murdered near Doddakere Maidan. The suspect, Karthik, was arrested after police shot him in the leg.
The victim’s family, along with about 50 others from the Hakki Pikki community, had travelled from Kalaburagi to Mysuru for the Dasara festival to sell balloons and toys. In another case, the Karnataka High Court confirmed the death penalty for three men who gang‑raped and murdered an eight‑year‑old girl in 2021, calling it a “rarest of rare” case.
The High Court upheld a 2024 trial court order imposing the death penalty, observing that the offence was barbaric and such acts must be curbed with iron hands. A division bench of Justice H.P. Sandesh and Justice Venkatesh Naik gave the verdict. It can also be noted that a 16‑year‑old girl was beheaded by her fiancé after a dispute over postponing their marriage in Madikeri in 2024.
In April 2025, police in Hubballi, Karnataka, shot dead a 35‑year‑old man, Ritesh Kumar, accused of raping and murdering a five‑year‑old girl. The accused attacked the police and tried to flee during interrogation, prompting the encounter, which is now under investigation by the National Human Rights Commission. –IANS mka/dan
