Chandigarh, Nov 23 (PTI) A 14-year-old girl was found dead in the washroom of her neighbour's residence in Punjab's Jalandhar district, police said on Sunday.

After the body was recovered, local residents thrashed the house-owner, identified as Harminder Singh, who was later admitted to the Civil Hospital. He is also the father of the victim’s friend.

Police said the deceased girl used to go to the friend’s house.

On Saturday, the accused was alone at his home in Paras Estate while his wife and their daughter had gone out, they said.

The girl’s family reported her missing on Saturday evening when they could not locate her.

When a police team visited the residence of the accused, he claimed the girl hadn't come there.

Later, local residents spotted the girl entering his house at aroun

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