Medininagar: A 14-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped and murdered in Jharkhand's Palamu district, police said on Thursday.
Her body was recovered from a well in the Terhasi police station area on Wednesday, they said.
Three people were named in the FIR lodged by the police based on the complaint filed by the victim's grandfather, they added.
Jharkhand shocker: 13-year-old girl strangled to death in sacrifice; mother & tantrik among 3 arrestedLesliganj SDPO Manoj Jha said the body has been sent to the Medinirai Medical College and Hospital (MMCH) for post-mortem examination.
"Prima facie, it seems to be a case of a lover-affair, in which the girl was murdered," Terhasi police station in-charge Anand Ram said.
A thorough investigation has been initiated to ascertain the exact cause of the death, he said.
A search has been started for the accused, he added.