As 15 skulls and body parts were recovered from Nithari area where children were believed to have been sexually abused before being murdered, police on Saturday claimed that the factory owner in whose house the recovery was made has confessed to being aware of the crime.
Interrogation of the factory owner Mohinder Singh Pandher and his domestic help Satish alias Surender has revealed that the his servant had committed the crime with his consent and knowledge, SSP RKS Rathore said.
He said so far 15 skulls and other skeleton parts have been found in the excavation near Singh's house in Sector 31 of this industrial town in Western Uttar Pradesh.
He said some of the clothes and other belongings found after the digging on Friday have been identified by the parents of some of the missing children.
Asked how the identity of the human remains of the children would be ascertained, he said these would be sent for DNA testing along with samples from the parents whose children have gone missing.