Bengaluru: Bihar Man Arrested For Rape And Murder Of Six-Year-Old Girl In Hoysala Nagar
The accused hails from Bihar and worked as a construction labourer in Bengaluru. He worked at the same place as the girl's parents. The child reportedly died on the spot.
A 25-year-old man was arrested on Monday in Bengaluru for allegedly raping and murdering a six-year-old girl at Hoysala Nagar in the city.
The accused, identified as Abhishek Kumar, hails from Bihar and worked as a construction labourer in the city. According to the police, Kumar raped the girl in the absence of her parents. Her parents are also migrant labourers and are natives of Nepal. They worked at the same place as Kumar, new agency PTI reported.
The accused lured the girl and took her to a secluded place and raped her. The child reportedly died on the spot.
It was only after the parents returned from work and found their daughter missing that they searched for her, only to find her body. Upon enquiring, the victim's parents found out that she was last seen with Kumar. The local residents then caught him and handed him over to the police after assaulting him, the report said.
The Ramamurthy Nagar police have booked the accused under POCSO case and relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita has been registered. He is under police custody and further investigation is underway.
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4-Yr-Old Raped In Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur, 2 Minor Boys Held
In a horrific incident, two boys allegedly raped a four-year-old girl in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur. They were later detained by the police. The incident took place in a village under the Kotwali police station area on January 10, PTI reported citing a police official.
The boys, who are in the age group of 10 to 13 years, lured the girl to play with them on a farm on the outskirts of the village and later allegedly raped her. According to police officials, one of the accused boy's family is a tenant of the victim's family and the other was her neighbour.
The sexual assault was reported after the minor was brought for treatment at a district hospital on Sunday. The hospital informed the police about the case after a medical examination confirmed sexual assault. The girl's condition is said to be stable now.