Two arrested in rape and murder of 10-year-old girl in Biratnagar

Setopati

2019-02-03 16:27:13

Morang Police has arrested two persons in connection to rape and murder of a 10-year-old girl in Biratnagar. Chandu Mahato, 19, and Abbas Ansari, 25, of Biratnagar-8 have been arrested in connection to murder and rape of Rumati Das on January 26. The body of Das, who went missing at eight January 26 evening, was recovered 600 meters away from her home by the Singhiya river bank the following day. There was blood in her mouth, bruises in her throat and blood clot in the genitals when the body was recovered. The police have made the accused public a week later on Sunday. Chief of Province 1 Police DIG Kedar Rijal said the police acquired judicial custody of the due in rape and murder case from the Morang District Court on Sunday itself. The police citing investigation claim that it was a pre-planned crime and the duo disposed the naked body after raping and murdering her. The duo grabbed the girl from in front of her house, took her to a ground nearby and took turns to rape her by gagging her after planning to rape her, according to the police. DIG Rijal claimed that the two have conceded they strangulated her after rape. The duo took off the girl's clothes, hid it near the river bank, and threw the body in the river to flow downstream. He claimed the two again got the body flowing after finding it stuck at the bank the following day. The two work as daily-wage laborers.

Published Date: 2019-02-03 16:27:13

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