Couple bury six year old girl alive

Police are currently on the trail of a couple in an Indian village called Sidhauli, who reportedly buried the six year old daughter of their neighbour alive.

According to Alok Awasthi, the girl’s uncle, who spoke to CNN, the couple told the child that her mother had asked them to take her to a fair in a nearby village.

He said that as they headed away from their home village, they reached a sugar cane field where they tried to strangle her.

Awasthi said that a few villagers working in a nearby field saw the three grew suspicious when they saw only two people emerge from the sugar cane field even when they had seen three of them go in.

Wondering where the child was, they later found her unconscious and buried in a pit. She was later taken to a hospital where she regained consciousness.

Awasthi said that while the girl doesn't remember being buried alive; she identified the neighbours as suspects when police showed her their photos.

A Police spokesperson said: "There is clearly an intention to kill the girl but as of now, we don't know why”

Police still has another mystery to unravel as the girl's mother has also been missing since the day of the incident.

Photo: CNN