Out on bail for sex crime, Uttar Pradesh man arrested for rape and murder of 7-year-old girl

Sant Kabir Nagar (Uttar Pradesh): The police in Sant Kabir Nagar district have arrested a man, who was out on bail, in connection with the alleged abduction, rape and killing of a seven-year-old girl.

Superintendent of Police (SP) Brijesh Singh said the girl had gone missing November 4 and her body was recovered Saturday. The post mortem report confirmed rape.

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The SP said that the accused, who was arrested Sunday, has confessed to his crime.

He told the police that on November 4 when he saw the girl all alone, he abducted her and took her to a jungle. He raped the girl first and then killed her.

The accused was recently released from jail on bail in a case of having unnatural sex with a boy.

IANS