The autopsy report has indicated "asphyxia" as the cause of death of a four-year-old girl, who was allegedly sexually assaulted and murdered in Pune last week. The shocking child rape-murder case in Pune unfolds as the post-mortem report confirms asphyxia as the cause of death. The 65-year-old accused allegedly gagged the victim by stuffing a cloth in her mouth, which led to suffocation.