PTI | Feb 2, 2012, 10.21PM IST
MUMBAI: The DNA samples collected from the body of a minor girl, who was raped and murdered here in mid- 2010, have matched with those of the accused, the trial court was informed today.
Javed Sheikh, a cable operator, is accused of raping and murdering an eight-year-old girl in Nehru Nagar in suburban Kurla, which was rocked by three such cases involving minors in early 2010. Sheikh was arrested in July that year in one of these cases.
The expert, who examined the samples, told the court that DNA tests conducted on nail clippings of the victim and other body parts matched with the DNA of Sheikh, said Special public prosecutor Pradeep Gharat.
The 21-year-old's DNA sample matched with the stains found on the victim, whose body was recovered on June 19, 2010 after she went missing for two weeks, he said.
Police filed a chargesheet against the accused in a sessions court here in August 2010. The 325-page document consisted statements of around 45 witnesses and forensic reports.
Javed Sheikh, a cable operator, is accused of raping and murdering an eight-year-old girl in Nehru Nagar in suburban Kurla, which was rocked by three such cases involving minors in early 2010. Sheikh was arrested in July that year in one of these cases.
The expert, who examined the samples, told the court that DNA tests conducted on nail clippings of the victim and other body parts matched with the DNA of Sheikh, said Special public prosecutor Pradeep Gharat.
The 21-year-old's DNA sample matched with the stains found on the victim, whose body was recovered on June 19, 2010 after she went missing for two weeks, he said.
Police filed a chargesheet against the accused in a sessions court here in August 2010. The 325-page document consisted statements of around 45 witnesses and forensic reports.
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