Kolkata: A four-year old girl was allegedly killed for a pair of gold earrings by two women neighbours in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district, the police said on Wednesday.
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The two women, who are neighbours of the girl’s family in Khargram, have been arrested and remanded to police custody for two days, said officer-in-charge of Khargram police station, Kartick Majhi.
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The blood-stained body of the girl, missing since Tuesday afternoon, was found early on Wednesday.
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“The two accused, who were neighbours of the girl’s family, strangulated her to death,” Majhi told IANS over phone.
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Asked whether more people were involved in the ghastly killing, the officer said: “No, these two women were the culprits, who have admitted their crime.”
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The two accused were presented before a sessions court in Kani on Wednesday.
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