Varanasi: The Sonbhadra police cremated the body of a seven-year-old girl, who was murdered after rape by a youth of her village in Bijpur area, amid tight security arrangements on Sunday evening. The body was recovered on the evening of November 7.
The incident had left the village tense following which heavy police force and PAC was deployed to maintain law and order. SP Sonbhadra Ashish Srivastava said that the girl’s body was recovered after the accused was arrested. Police has recommended the district magistrate to book the accused under NSA, he added.
Srivastava said that on November 7 morning, father of a minor girl made a complaint with the police alleging that his daughter had been kidnapped by a local youth Shivam when she was playing outside the home on November 6 evening. Taking note of his complaint, the police launched a manhunt and nabbed Shivam on November 7 evening.
During interrogation, Shivam confessed that he had killed the girl following rape after taking her to jungle near the village. On his tip-off, the police reached the jungle and recovered the body. Tension prevailed in the village after which heavy police force from Bijpur, Babhani and Myorpur police stations and PAC was deployed in and around the village.
Meanwhile, the Ghorawal police on Sunday night, arrested a teacher, Shambhunath Sonkar ,of Kalwari Mafi village after he allegedly sexually harassed a minor girl on finding her alone at home. Police initiated action after the girl’s father lodged a named FIR against Sonkar.