Arrests over 10-year-old's death in India

    Police in the south Indian state of Karnataka have arrested three people in connection with the murder of a 10-year-old girl.

    Officials have reported that the child was killed on the instructions of a sorcerer to cure a paralysed man.

     

    The murder was discovered after residents discovered the body of the girl inside a bag. They also found materials which police believe were used to conduct "black magic" rituals.

     

    The man's brother and sister have been arrested on charges of abducting and murdering the girl. A 17-year-old has also been arrested for helping to abduct the girl.

     

    Police have said investigations are still on-going.

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