A 9-year-old girl was sexually abused and murdered in Bhiwandi with a sharp blade on Thursday. The child’s body was discovered by a neighbour in the building where she lived. A 45-year-old laborer has been arrested for the crime. He reportedly lived in the room where the dead body was discovered.
According to investigators, the girl’s family moved into the building approximately a month ago as tenants. She lived with her parents and one older brother.
In the short time since the family moved in, the laborer, who worked at a power loom, used to ply the daughter with goods such as mangoes and candies, which the child’s parents did not appreciate.
The child was alone at home. According to investigators, her parents went to work at a warehouse on Thursday afternoon while her older brother was at school.
According to the authorities, the laborer, who lived alone, lured the youngster with sweets, took her to his house, sexually assaulted her, and then killed her with a sharp knife before fleeing.
Later that day, at 7 p.m., the girl’s father got home from work and discovered his daughter gone, so he began searching for her throughout the neighborhood. Because she was nowhere to be located, the neighbours joined the hunt for the girl in other residences in their complex.
The labourer’s flat was secured from the outside. When the father entered the house to check for the child, he saw his daughter lying motionless in the house; the labourer was not present.
The girl was taken to a hospital, where physicians ruled her ‘brought dead’. The hospital reported to the authorities that the child had been sexually molested.
A criminal offense was reported at the Shanti Nagar police station. The matter was investigated in simultaneously by the local police squad and authorities from the criminal branch.
The laborer was discovered holed up in a residence near the power loom where he worked, according to the police, and he was arrested early Friday morning.
The worker, originally from Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, had lived in Bhiwandi for many years and worked at the power loom. His wife and two children reside in the village.