In a horrifying incident reported from Hathras, a 10-year-old girl was raped and later murdered by a 35-year-old man on Monday and the accused was finally arrested on Thursday night.
As per reports, the accused used to live in the neighbourhood where the victim lived. On Monday, he visited the houses of his two sisters on Raksha Bandhan that are close to the victim’s house. On the day of the crime, he got intoxicated and enticed the girl to go with him. Later the victim’s body was found near a canal after which an FIR was registered on the basis of a complaint filed by the victim's family at Hathras Junction police station.
While the police were awaiting the post-mortem report or confirmation of rape, it surfaced during investigation that the accused had a criminal record with at least 11 FIRs lodged against him in Hathras and other districts for dacoity, theft, liquor and drug peddling, etc. The police dropped the net on the accused on Thursday.
Meanwhile in Etawah, three persons, including a one-year-old boy, were killed and 26 others injured when a UP Roadways bus in which they were travelling hit a stationary truck on National Highway 2 near Bijauli village of the district on Thursday night.
The ill-fated bus, carrying 40 passengers, was on its way to Agra from Kanpur Nagar.
The deceased were identified as Aditya (1), Nirupat (42), and an unidentified woman. The injured were admitted to the district hospital in Etawah. Two seriously injured passengers were later referred to Saifai Medical College hospital.
A case was registered in this regard and the bodies were sent for autopsy.