Three minors were detained by police in two separate incidents of rape in Mumbai and neighbouring Kalyan on Thursday. In the case that took place in Kalyan, a 15-year-old boy allegedly raped and murdered a nine-year-old girl. The case came to light after some citizens found the girl’s body near a housing society in the morning. In the second case, two 13-year-old boys raped a classmate inside their school in Central Mumbai.

The body of the 9-year-old girl was found on Thursday morning. Some onlookers informed Mahatma Phule Chowk police station in Kalyan, following which cops started their probe and learnt that the girl was from a nomadic group. Police officers further learnt that the girl was last seen with a 15-year-old boy.