Step-father held for killing three-year-old girl

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The abduction case of three-year old girl who had gone missing from Priyadarshini Nagar a few days back took a tragic turn after police arrested girl’s step-father for her disappearance. The accused person who is second husband of the missing girl’s mother told police that he had killed the girl, Superintendent of Police, Raipur, OP Pal said on Monday.

“The accused Sunil Makhija has confessed that he had strangulated the girl and disposed the body in a train. However, the body of girl is yet to be retrieved so we are investigating the case from all directions,” the SP said.

According to the police, a missing complaint of Sakshi Makhija was lodged on April 16 with Rajendra Nagar police station. On March 16, Karishma Makhija mother of the victim girl Sakshi had gone to market leaving behind two sons and Sakshi along with Sunil at home. However, when she returned Sunil reportedly told her that Sakshi was missing.

later on, Sunil got registered a report with Rajendra Nagar police station. During cross examination police came to know that Sunil was Karishma’s second husband and there used to be frequent quarrels between them. Also Sunil could not give satisfying answers related with disappearance of the girl from the house and kept on changing his versions, police said.

Police then questioned him thoroughly where he confessed of killing Sakshi. Meanwhile, police is trying to locate the body of deceased girl.

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