Mysuru: Disturbing details are emerging after the post-mortem examination of the nine-year-old girl, who was found dead near Exhibition Grounds in front of Mysuru Palace.

The accused after raping the minor girl, stabbed her 19 times, leading to her death, the police said.

The minor girl was stabbed in neck, chest and abdomen and private parts, the police added.

The medical test on the accused confirmed that he was in an inebriated state at the time of committing crime.

The body of the girl, a balloon seller, was found in Karnataka's Mysuru city on Thursday.

The police tracked the movements of the killer through the CCTV footage and arrested him on Friday.

The police said that the girl's family is one among the 50 Hakki-Pikki tribal families residing near the Doddakere Grounds, in fr

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