Karnataka: 4-Yr-Old Girl 'Raped & Murdered By Relative', Suspect Arrested From Bengaluru

The girl's parents searched for her in vain and eventually lodged a complaint with the Magadi police.

The arrest led to a massive protest by thousands from the Muslim community in Magadi Town demanding justice.

Source : Special arrangement

A four-year-old girl was raped and murdered by a relative at Thippagondanahalli in Magadi taluk of Karnataka. The accused, identified as Irfan, was a labourer in Kalasipalya, Bangalore. He allegedly abducted the girl from her relative's house in Magadi on Sunday.

The girl's parents searched for her in vain and eventually lodged a complaint with the Magadi police.

The police arrested Irfan in Bangalore. The arrest led to a massive protest by thousands from the Muslim community in Magadi Town demanding justice. They have appealed to the Magadi Tehsildar for the death penalty for Irfan expressing their outrage and grief over the tragic incident.

In another case, a four-year-old girl was brutally raped during a wedding in Farrukhabad district on Friday night. The incident occurred in the Kotwali area, where the girl was found unconscious, bleeding, and with injuries near the wedding venue. She was immediately taken to Ram Manohar Lohia hospital and is currently receiving treatment, as per a report on Times of India.

According to the police, the girl disappeared from the banquet hall around 11 PM and her family discovered her in a critical condition with her gold locket and anklet missing sometime later. A thorough investigation is underway with a forensic team and senior police officials, including SP Alok Priyadarshi, ASP Dr. Sanjay Kumar, DSP (Mohammadabad) Arun Kumar, SOG head Jitendra Patel, and surveillance in-charge Vishesh Kumar, actively working on the case.

Meanwhile, according to police, a man allegedly abducted and raped his seven-year-old neighbour while she was playing outside her home. The 35-year-old suspect, Dharmendra, was intoxicated at the time of the incident. He has been arrested, and the girl has been hospitalized. The assault took place on Saturday night when Dharmendra, in a drunken state, reportedly grabbed the girl, gagged her with a cloth, and raped her.