Woman found dead at south Mumbai hostel was raped by accused: Police
The accused Om Prakash Kanojia, who worked as a security guard at the hostel, later died by suicide at Charni Road railway station.
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According to the police, Kanojia had allegedly scaled the drainage pipe to enter the first floor of the hostel and then climbed to the fourth floor where the deceased was staying before raping her. The 18-year-old woman who was found dead in a south Mumbai hostel earlier this month had been raped by the accused before he murdered her, the Mumbai police said.
The woman was found murdered on June 6, following which the police sent samples to the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) to investigate whether she had been raped. The accused Om Prakash Kanojia, who worked as a security guard at the hostel, later died by suicide at Charni Road railway station.
An officer said, “The forensic reports have confirmed that the woman was raped by Kanojia. Vaginal swab examination and semen samples have indicated that she was raped.”
“With the DNA report in, we will be adding the charge of rape in the matter in addition to murder,” the officer said, adding that since the accused too killed himself, they will file an abatement summary (abatement of proceedings on the death of the accused) in the matter.
According to the police, Kanojia had allegedly scaled the drainage pipe to enter the first floor of the hostel and then climbed to the fourth floor where the deceased was staying before raping her. The incident came to light on the evening of June 6 when the hostel authorities went looking for the girl after she did not respond to calls. They found her stripped body on the floor following which they alerted the local police.
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