Minor raped, killed in Chhattisgarh, one held

Minor raped, killed in Chhattisgarh, one held

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23 August, 2020

Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh) [India], Aug 23 (ANI): One man has been arrested in connection with alleged rape and killing of a four-year-old girl in Chhattisgarh's Rajnandgaon.
The incident occurred on Saturday when the news of the sudden disappearance of the girl spread around 3:00 pm in the village.
"A case has been registered and accused has also been arrested. We had constituted a police team to investigate this matter. The body of the minor was recovered from one Shekhar's residence only. Prima facie it is a rape case, rest will be known after the post mortem report arrives. We are conducting police patrolling in the village," said Mani Shabkar Chandra, City Superintendent of Police (CSP), Rajnandgaon.
When the minor was not found for over three hours, her family and village sarpanch filed a police case, following which police reached the village and searched various places including the pond area to find the minor but she was not seen anywhere.
Later, the body of the girl found was recovered from one Shekhar Korram's house and he was arrested.
The sarpanch of the village has demanded that the accuse should be punished with the death penalty. (ANI)

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