Criminal On Parole Allegedly Rapes & Murders 2-Year-Old Tribal Girl, Dumps Body Near Her House

In a horrifying crime from Maharashtra¡¯s Raigad, a criminal out on parole allegedly raped and murdered a 2-year-old girl. He then dumped the body near her house before fleeing the scene.

Police said the accused Aadesh Patil is charged with multiple crimes, including rape, housebreaking and theft. He had just been released from jail on parole. Late on December 29, he entered the girl¡¯s house and kidnapped her. He took her to a secluded spot where he raped and murdered her. The family was asleep.

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Around 2 AM on December 30, they discovered she was missing.

¡°Dogs had started barking and howling nearby around 4 am. The great-grandmother followed the howls of the local dogs and saw the accused returning with the child. Aadesh Patil fled the spot after dumping the girl 25 feet away,¡± said Pen councillor Shomer Penkar as per a TOI report.

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She was taken to a government hospital, where she was declared dead. The accused is in custody after a complaint by the girl's family.