Sep 19, 2012: Teen rapes, kills six-year-old girl

TNN | Sep 19, 2012, 11.08PM IST

VADODARA: A 17-year-old boy allegedly raped and murdered a six-year-old girl in Sayajigunj area in early hours of Wednesday. The incident happened when the girl was sleeping with her family by the roadside near Sayajigunj police station on Tuesday night.

The accused kidnapped Payal and then took her to a ravine behind M S University's commerce faculty main building. According to the police, he sexually assaulted her and strangled her to death in the ravine that is covered with thick vegetation.

The police arrested the boy on Wednesday morning after the Payal's father got suspicious of his activities. "We have arrested the boy who is originally from Uttar Pradesh. The boy told us that he is not from the city and he was wandering in Sayajigunj late on Tuesday night when he saw the girl sleeping by the roadside," said Sayajigunj police inspector, P Saiyyad.

The girl was sleeping with her parents and elder sister Bharati, 7. Her father Bharat is a daily wage labourer. Late on Tuesday night, the victim's parents noticed that she was missing and immediately started looking for her. When they couldn't find Payal, the police was informed. "The girl's body was found from the ravine opposite Revival Hotel. Initial investigations showed that the girl was sexually assaulted. Medical examinations confirmed that she was raped," Saiyyad added.

"The accused was loitering in Sayajigunj and he happened to see the Payal. He simply picked her up and started walking towards Kalaghoda Circle and then to the ravine. On Wednesday morning, the accused approached the wailing parents and told them that his brother has taken the girl. He made lot of stories but the Payal's father got suspicious and brought him to the police station," said a police official. The cops questioned him and he admitted to have committed the rape.

The police have summoned his brother who stays in Surat for further investigations.

Second incident in the area

The incident brought back memories of a similar rape and murder case registered in Sayajigunj in May, 2009. A 10-year-old girl was raped and murdered when she was sleeping with her two sisters by roadside in Sayajigunj. The girl's parents had gone for work when an unidentified person kidnapped her and then took her to Priyalaxmi Mills premise nearby.

The girl's parents had lodged complaint with Sayajigunj police station. A day after the kidnapping, security guard of the mills informed the police about a dead body lying in the premises. The victim's father Vasant Makwana identified her body. Her body was found in mutilated condition and post-mortem report confirmed that she was raped before being murdered. The police suspected that the accused may have been known to the victim and he had lured her to the mill compound.
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