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1 held for sexual assault, murder of 10-year-old girl

Bhandup police have arrested a man for allegedly sexually assaulting and strangling a 10-year-old girl. The girl’s decomposed body was found near Vidya Vihar railway

Published on: Nov 10, 2019, 23:49:07 IST
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Bhandup police have arrested a man for allegedly sexually assaulting and strangling a 10-year-old girl. The girl’s decomposed body was found near Vidya Vihar railway station on Saturday. A murder and rape case had been registered by the Bhandup police.

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According to the police, the victim, a resident of Sonapur in Bhandup, went missing on November 5 and her parents registered a kidnapping case. “On November 9, Saturday the minor’s dead body was found near Vidya Vihar railway station in a decomposed condition. The post mortem report stated the cause of death was strangulation with sexual assault,” said an officer from Bhandup police station.

Police identified the accused through CCTV footage.

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