The girl's body was recovered by family members who went searching for her when she did not return home.
A 12-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped and murdered by two men in a village in Gonda's Katra Bazar area, police said today.
The incident took place last evening when the girl was returning home after grazing cattle and was allegedly raped by two men, who then murdered her and dumped her body in a cane field, they said.
Her body was later recovered by family members who went searching for her when she did not return home.
According to the police, an FIR was registered in this regard by victim's father against Neeraj and Mohit, who have been arrested.
Police said probe is on and the body has been sent for post-mortem.