SIT formed to probe rape-murder of 9-year-old girl
Pune Rural police have formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the rape and murder of a nine-year-old girl in a village near Pune on August 18. The team, led by the in-charge of the local police station, will be supervised by Additional Superintendent of Police and Deputy Superintendent of Police. The SIT will have dedicated support staff and will be monitored daily by Pune Rural SP Sandeep Singh Gill.
The accused, a 25-year-old farm labourer and the victim's neighbor, has been arrested and remanded to custody for 13 days. According to the police, the accused lured the nine-and-a-half-year-old girl by offering guavas and took her around 1.5 kilometers from the village to a sugarcane field adjacent to a water stream. There, he allegedly raped and strangled her to death.
The girl, a student, was reportedly watching TV at home with other children from the area when the incident occurred. The police have filed charges under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, POCSO Act, and other relevant laws.
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