7-Year-Old Hit On Head, Killed After Rape Attempt In UP, Accused Arrested
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During interrogation, the accused revealed that he tried to rape the girl but when she started shouting, he hit her head on the wall several times.
A seven-year-old girl was abducted by a man and bludgeoned to death with a brick after a failed rape attempt here, police said on Saturday. The accused was arrested following an encounter with police.The incident took place on Friday evening when the girl had gone to the market to buy vegetables, they said.
After the girl did not return home, her family members started looking for her and found her semi-naked body inside an abandoned house. After the girl's family lodged a complaint, several police teams including Special Operations Group (SOG) personnel launched a search for the accused, they said.
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Brijesh Singh said CCTV footage from the surrounding areas was scanned on Friday night on the basis of which the accused, Jaane Alam (22), was identified.
