India man arrested for rape and murder of child in Goa

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Police in India have arrested a man for allegedly raping and killing a four-year-old girl in Goa.

The child was visiting her grandparents from Mumbai. Police said she went missing on Sunday.

Her body was discovered from the site of an under-construction building on Tuesday.

Police said the girl was playing with other children when the accused, a labourer, offered her a chocolate and lured her away.

Police said the accused had confessed to the crime.