Father held for raping, killing eight-yr-old

A private security guard has been arrested for raping and killing the youngest of his four daughters. Ranbir Singh, 45, allegedly made several attempts to rape his daughter. He then killed her.

A private security guard has been arrested for raping and killing the youngest of his four daughters. Ranbir Singh, 45, allegedly made several attempts to rape his daughter. He then killed her.

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Though this gruesome incident took place on November 28, 2010, the body of the girl was recovered near Camp police station in Palwal district on Wednesday.

"We recovered the decomposed body of a girl from the bushes in a forest area and got in touch with the Singh family, which had lodged a missing person report on November 28, 2010," said Abbas Khan, station house officer (SHO), Camp police station.

"The body was identified by her mother," Khan added.

"The woman suspected her husband for the murder," Khan said. "We have arrested the father of the victim, who has confessed to the crime.”