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LAHORE/ SARGODHA: Sargodha police said on Tuesday they had arrested four suspects in the murder case of a seven-year-old girl, whose body was found in a shop.

The prime suspect in the case has been accused of trying to rape the girl before killing her. According to the first information report (FIR), the criminal acts were committed at the behest of the three other suspects.

A statement by Sargodha police on X said the prime suspect, the owner of the shop where the girl’s body was found, and two others had been arrested in the case.

Police and the Crime Control Department (CCD) were investigating all aspects of the case, the statement added.