Minor killed for resisting sexual assault
The said man was found absconding and eventually traced to his brother-in-law's house in Noida, UP.
New Delhi: A 7-year-old boy, who went missing on Monday, was found dead in a drain in Okhla Phase-3, the police said. The accused has been arrested. He had tried to sexually assault the victim and when the latter resisted, he killed him.
The accused was identified as Sandeep Singh alias Dangar (21), a resident of Harkesh Nagar. He has no previous crimne record, the police said.
As per the police, a complaint was received on Monday regarding a missing child. Detailed search was launched for the missing boy, including announcements through loudspeakers. A door-to-door search was also initiated, they added.
A case under Section 363 of the IPC was lodged. During the course of investigation, it was revealed that the missing child was last seen with one Sandeep on the day of the incident.
The said man was found absconding and eventually traced to his brother-in-law’s house in Noida, UP. He was apprehended from there and was taken into custody.
During sustained interrogation, the accused broke down and confessed he had kidnapped and murdered the boy on the very day that he had gone missing.
Sandeep led the police to the child’s body in Okhla. The police filed a case under Section 302 of the IPC and Section 10 of the Pocso Act. were added. The accused was produced in the court and was taken into judicial custody till April 19, said DCP Chinmoy Biswal