Nagpur: 5-year-old girl killed after failed rape attempt, man arrested

A five-year-old girl was killed after an alleged rape attempt by a man in Maharashtra's Nagpur on Sunday. 

The 32-year-old accused was arrested and further investigation is underway. 

More information about the accused was awaited. 

People in the city held a protest on Monday after the news spread, ANI reported. 

According to a PTI report, the five-year-old girl was found dead with her head smashed on an agriculture farm in Kalmeshwar area on Sunday.

She was missing since December 6.

"The body of the girl with a serious head injury was found in the agriculture farm on Sunday afternoon where she lived with her parents," police said.

It appeared that someone smashed her head with a stone, cops said. 

While officials suspected rape, they were waiting for the post-mortem report to confirm the same.