Synopsis : A 10-year-old tribal girl’s body was found near the Mysuru Dasara Exhibition Grounds. Mysuru police suspect the child was sexually assaulted before being murdered. The police traced the suspect, Karthik (31), to Kollegal in Chamarajnagara district based on CCTV footage, where he had fled after committing the crime.

A 10-year-old tribal girl’s body was found near the Mysuru Dasara Exhibition Grounds, close to Mysuru Palace, in Karnataka early on Thursday, 10 October. Mysuru police suspect the child was sexually assaulted before being murdered.

The girl, along with over 50 families, belonging to the Adi Karnataka community, had arrived in Mysuru from Kalaburagi to sell balloons, toys and trinkets during the Dasara festival.

The families were camping at makeshift tents along th

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