Sivakasi (Tamil Nadu): A 20-year-old man from Assam, working as a casual labourer in a cloth bag company, has been arrested for allegedly raping and murdering an eight-year-old girl here, police said Friday. Five others, also belonging to Assam, also involved in the crime and are absconding, the police informed. The arrested A Mojam Ali has been remanded to judicial custody till February 6.
Ali developed friendship with a painter who had come to the cloth bag company for work and later Ali used to visit the painter’s house.
Soon, the accused became a family friend. The painter’s eight-year-old daughter went missing January 18 and a police investigation revealed that Ali had taken a half-a-day off on that day, leading to suspicion.
Police detained Ali for interrogation and he confessed to have raped and murdered the girl. Following this, Ali was arrested and remanded.
PTI