An 11-year-old girl was strangled to death on Friday night, allegedly by two neighbours, in Sardar Khan Pitafi village of Sindh's Ghotki district, DawnNews TV reported.

According to the victim's father, the girl was killed by neighbours while the family had gone to visit a shrine in the area.

Police have arrested both suspects named by the father in the first information report lodged earlier today.

The father's claims that the victim was raped before being killed were dismissed by Station House Officer Imamuddin, who said that the suspects had murdered the child because she saw them in a "compromising position".

Police said that both suspects had confessed to the crime and were under arrest. The body of the child was handed over to the family after a post-mortem examination.

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