An outraged mob reportedly attacked three men suspected of the young girl's rape and murder.
The seven-year-old girl was found hanging from a tree in the in Rajnagar village in West Bengal state.
Villagers suspected she was raped before being killed and hung from a tree, and they attacked three men they believed to be the attackers.
One of the men - allegedly a 60-year-old man with previous and similar convictions - has reportedly died from his injuries, while the the other two have been transferred to hospital in critical condition. The Times of India reported the men were attacked when they tried to flee the village late last night.
The young girl had decided to walk to the shop for snacks after school yesterday when she didn't return home.
Her father alerted neighbours, who organised a search party. They discovered the girl's semi-naked body hanging from a tree on the outskirts of the village.
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