Surat: The Pandesara police on Tuesday filed a chargesheet in the case of 10-year-old girl’s rape and murder case within 15 days of the crime.
Officials said this is probably the least time taken to file a chargesheet in such heinous offences in the state.
The 232-page chargesheet filed in the local court has testimonies of 69 witnesses and clinching evidence of the crime that was allegedly perpetrated by 27-year-old Dinesh Baisane, a native of Maharashtra.
Baisane had kidnapped the minor from her house on December 9 by offering to buy her a vada-pav. He, however, took her to an isolated location and tried to rape her. The girl, who had learnt about good touch and bad touch in her school, fought back bravely by biting and scratching his hand. When she screamed for help, Baisane hit her with a brick on the head out of fear of getting caught. The girl died on the spot due to heavy blood loss.
Police also submitted CCTV camera footage certified by the forensic science laboratory (FSL). Investigators have recovered footage of four different locations to prove the charges in which the accused is seen taking the minor along.
Scientific evidence includes blood stains of the clothes of the girl, bite injury and scratch marks on the accused’s body. Among the key witnesses are a rickshaw driver and an employee of the vada-pav shop who identified Baisane.
“This is probably the shortest period in the state where a chargesheet has been filed in rape and murder case of a minor girl. Police have also requested the law department to appoint a special public prosecutor and a retired police officer as legal assistant,” said Vidhi Chaudhary, deputy commissioner of police, zone III.
“We completed the investigation quickly and submitted all the crucial evidence to prove the charges. Our aim is to get the accused punished as fast as possible to give out a message to the society and prevent such heinous crimes against minor girls,” city police commissioner Ajay Tomar told TOI.
Earlier, the city police had filed a chargesheet in 23 days against Anil Yadav who was later sentenced to death for rape and murder of a three-year-old in Godadara on October 14 last year. He was convicted on July 31, 2019. The Supreme Court has stayed the capital punishment on his appeal.