The accused, Nagaraju, lured the girl to a secluded place in AM Puram village by offering her snacks and committed the crime.

Tirupati: A four-year-old girl was reportedly violated And murdered by his distant relative in a village of Tirupati district, a police official said on Saturday.

According to Tirupati district police commissioner L Subbarayudu, Nagaraju (24), who is the victim’s maternal uncle, lured the girl to an isolated place in AM Puram village by offering her snacks on Friday evening and committed the crime.

“Nagaraju lives near the girl’s house and played with her every day. Yesterday (Friday) evening he took her to a store and bought her some snacks. He later took her out of her house, sexually assaulted her and killed her,” he said.

Later, the girl’s parents noticed that she was missing and started a search, and realized that she was last seen with Nagaraju. They filed a complaint with the police regarding the missing girl. Following the complaint, the police immediately registered a missing case and took Nagaraju into custody.

During interrogation, the accused confessed to the crime, they said. Later, police took Nagaraju to search for the girl’s body and found it near a government school around 9 p.m.

Nagaraju was booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses Act (POCSO) and other relevant sections. The accused will be produced before a local court on Saturday. Tirupati SP said he would seek a fast-track court for speedy trial of the case.