Man held for rape, murder of minor girl

Moradabad, Dec 22 (PTI) A 45-year-old man was arrested on charges of rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl in Bilari area here, police said today.

The accused, identified as Kallu, was an acquaintance to the victim’s family and was arrested yesterday, after he confessed to the crime, police said.

On December 15, the girl had gone to attend her tuition when she went missing. On December 20, the villagers found her body in a field, about 3 km away from Bilari.

Upon being informed the police recovered the body and sent it for a post-mortem.

Bilari Station Officer Tejender Singh Yadav said the post-mortem report reveals sings of strangulation and rape.

The accused will be produced before a court, he added.