Hyd: 6-year-old raped, killed during Holi revelry

  • | Saturday | 23rd March, 2019

HYDERABAD: A six-year-old girl was raped and murdered by a 20-year-old youth in the midst of Holi revelry in Alwal on Thursday. He lured the child to an isolated place near a railway track and raped her, police said. The girl suffered serious injuries, yet the accused raped," said a police officer. Police registered a case of abduction as the girl was a minor, said DCP (Balanagar zone) P V Padmaja. The accused was arrested on Friday and has confessed to the crime.Police said the youth was part of a bigger group of youngsters at a Holi celebration organised by a neighbour.

HYDERABAD: A six-year-old girl was raped and murdered by a 20-year-old youth in the midst of Holi revelry in Alwal on Thursday. The accused was arrested on Friday and has confessed to the crime.Police said the youth was part of a bigger group of youngsters at a Holi celebration organised by a neighbour. He lured the child to an isolated place near a railway track and raped her, police said. "When she resisted, he stabbed her using a metal rod. The girl suffered serious injuries, yet the accused raped," said a police officer. The accused had even purchased a snack for the girl's brother minutes before the crime.The girl's family filed a missing complaint around 8pm on Thursday stating that she hadn't been seen after 3pm. Police registered a case of abduction as the girl was a minor, said DCP (Balanagar zone) P V Padmaja. Three teams were constituted to track down the child. Police and residents searched the area and one of the locals found the body inside some bushes close to the railway tracks.Police found a deep cut on the child's neck and signs of sexual abuse. The body was shifted to a hospital where rape was confirmed.When police questioned residents including the girl's family, her brother told them that she was last seen going with a boy who was part of the group playing Holi, DCP Padmaja said.

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