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Rajasthan: Man allegedly rapes, murders his landlord's 6-year-old daughter in Jhalawar

Speed News Desk 14 March 2020, 17:15 IST

Rajasthan: Man allegedly rapes, murders his landlord's 6-year-old daughter in Jhalawar

Police have apprehended a man for allegedly raping and murdering his landlord’s 6-year-old daughter in Rajasthan’s Jhalawar. The incident happened on 4th March in a village in Jhalawar.

The accused, who is identified as Lalchand N Bairagi, had rented a room in the victim’s house, a week ago. He has been taken into custody.

On the night of the incident, he had enjoyed few drinks and a meal with the victim’s father as the kid kept playing before them.

The next day, when her family found her missing, the looked for her before informing the police. The 6-year-old’s body was later recovered wrapped in a jute bag in Bairagi’s kitchen.

The suspect was planning to flee to Madhya Pradesh after dumping the body in a well before he was arrested.

The state of Rajasthan has witnessed a spate of rape cases of minors despite POCSO courts handing rigorous penalty to the accused.

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