Two persons have been arrested for the murder and rape of a 7-year-old girl and hiding her body on the roof a mosque in Muradnagar on October 7, the police said on Wednesday.
The accused, who are uncle and nephew, are suspected to be in a relationship for over a year, the police said. The uncle works with a pharmaceutical company and the nephew is a Class XII student.
The accused are related to the victim, the police said, adding that the family was aware of their role in the girl’s death but chose to remain silent.
The police said the duo raped the girl inside their room and that the family was aware of the fact but failed to alert the police.
The police have seized the bed sheet and mattress from the crime spot, and the clothes worn by the accused at the time of the incident. The police have given a clean chit to the four accused named in the FIR.
Ghaziabad Senior Superintendent of Police Vaibhav Krishna told journalists that action will also be taken against victim’s family.
“The family knew the main accused but did not share this information with the police. They hid facts and accused innocent people,” Mr. Krishna said.
The police had raided 80 locations and questioned over 100 people in the case. They are waiting the DNA report to file a charge sheet. The seven-year-old was kidnapped and her body was found on the terrace of a mosque in Ghaziabad’s Muradnagar on October 6.
The family had accused a local councillor and his three brothers for the girl’s death.