A man in Mumbai raped a nine-year-old girl, killed and dumped her body in a toilet. The girl¡¯s body was found inside a public toilet at Nehru Nagar area in Vile Parle. The police have arrested the accused. He has been identified as the man who walked out of jail six months ago for raping a five-year-old girl in 2013. He was released early on grounds of good behavior in prison.
In the CCTV footage, Devendra, the accused, is seen talking to the girl who knew him as a neighbour. ¡°Initially he claimed that he left the girl there and didn¡¯t know what happened later. He was detained on Friday night and on Saturday morning he confessed to the offence. He led us the spot where he had dumped the minor¡¯s body,¡± a Juhu police officer told TOI, adding that ¡°We are questioning Devendra on how he lured the girl and where he committed the offence.¡± The victim is survived by her parents and a younger brother.
¡°The victim, who resided in a chawl at Nehru Nagar in Vile Parle, had gone missing on Thursday evening. A missing person¡¯s report had been filed at Juhu police station,¡± a police official said.
¡°The girl¡¯s body was found inside a public toilet in the same locality around 10 am today and we arrested one person in this connection,¡± he added.
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The girl¡¯s body has been sent for post-mortem, reported PTI.
The accused was booked under IPC sections 302 (murder), 376 (rape) and 201 (causing disappearance of evidence of offence) and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
Locals blocked the road in front of the Juhu Police Station to protest the rape and murder.