3 arrested for allegedly raping minor girl; burning body in coal furnace in Rajasthan’s Bhilwara district

According to the police, three people have been arrested in Rajasthan’s Bhilwara district’s Nrisinghpura hamlet on suspicion of raping a 14-year-old girl, killing her and then burning her body in a coal furnace. The family of the young girl went searching for her after she went missing for several hours. Later they informed the police about the incident. The girl’s brother claims that she vanished after leaving her house in the morning to pasture the livestock.

“We started looking for her in the afternoon when the cattle returned but my sister didn’t return with them,” he said.

He continued, saying that later on, about 10 o’clock, as they searched for her at the coal furnace area, they discovered human bones inside one of the furnaces that was still burning despite the rain, and they immediately called the police.

According to the police, they arrived at the scene after getting the tip and caught three locals who had already confessed to the family about the alleged gang rape and murder prior to their arrest.

“Police have also recovered the girl’s bracelets and shoes. A forensic team has been probed considering the seriousness of the matter. A DNA test will also be conducted of the bone samples found at the furnace for further investigation,” said Bhilawar police superintendent (SP) Adarsh Sindhu.

Kotri police station house officer (SHO) Khivraj Singh informed that the accused have been taken into custody and are being questioned. “The family is in the process of filing the formal report. We are waiting on the forensics report for further investigation,” Singh said.

Before doing any forensics tests on the samples, Kalulal Gurjar, the president of the Rajasthan Gurjar Mahasabha and a prominent member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, is said to have arrived at the scene and spoken with the district collector and the SP.