Young girl raped and murdered before her body is dumped down a well in India

The body of a four-year-old girl was dumped in a well after she was raped and murdered in India last week. 

The child was raped Thursday night and her body was discovered in a well on Friday morning in Chhatarpur, in the northern state of Madhya Pradesh, police said. 

'The post-mortem report has revealed the girl was subjected to sexual assault and homicide,' Chhatarpur Superintendent of Police (SP) Kumar Saurabh told reporters. 

'A case is being registered and suspects are being interrogated.'   

Police are accused of being negligent in the handling of the case, Gulf News reported. 

Saraubh said that an investigation into the allegations is underway.  

'If it is found true, those involved will be suspended,' Saurabh said