CHANDIGARH: A 19-year-old youth allegedly raped and murdered an 8-year-old in a village falling under
Bawal Industrial area of Rewari.
The crime happened on Friday afternoon, when the victim , who happens to be elder of the two siblings born to factory worker, had gone missing. Initially her parents launched the search at their own.
They formally lodged the complaint and a case was registered at
Kasol police station. Is was during the search carried out by cops when the dead body was found stuffed in an almirah.
During interrogation, accused identified as
Sunny Singh confessed to the crime, said Inspector
Vinod Kumar, the SHO of Kasol Police station . The court has ordered three day police remand for him, added Vinod.
According to information, victim’s family and the accused are sharing two rooms of a tenement in the village under Kasol police station. On Friday, the victim was alone as her parents had gone to Bawal to get medicine for her younger brother.
As the couple did not find the girl they made a foiled attempt to search her and later informed the police.
"Initially we searched lot of places. Sunny was among those people who guided us. During investigations, there were few clues which hinted towards his involvement. We started searching his room. Initially he was hesitant in opening the almirah. As we pressurized him, he handed over the keys. The girl was found dead and he had used his sisters cloths for tying the girl,’’ said Vinod Kumar.
Sunny had shifted to the current place four months ago. He had occupied the room after his sister shifted to some other place. He too worked as daily wager in a factory in Bawal.
