Malappuram: The police have begun a probe after a 14-year-old girl was allegedly murdered by her boyfriend at Karuvarakkund near Nilambur. The body of the class 9 student of Government Higher Secondary School, Karuvarakkundu, was found in a bushy area near the railway track at Vaniyambalam, around 10km away from her house, on Friday morning.

The police have taken the accused, a 16-year-old boy, into custody in connection with the death of the girl. The investigation team suspects that the girl was strangled to death by the boy, who is a plus-two student of the same school.

The girl left for school on Thursday morning, and when she didn't come home that evening, her parents panicked and began searching for her. 

They filed a complaint with the Karuvarakkundu police, and a missing persons case was registered. An investigation was initiated, and police gathered from the family that the girl was having an affair with a senior in the school. The boy was taken into custody for questioning. 

The police said that initially he denied any role in the disappearance of the girl, but later he confessed to the crime following a detailed interrogation. Around 9 am on Friday, the police managed to spot the body. Her hands were tied from behind, and she wore the school uniform. The girl's school bag was found near the body.

The body was found in the railway puramboke land and has been shifted to the hospital for the post-mortem examination.