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9-year-old girl raped, murdered in Pune district; man held
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar said she would speak to CM Devendra Fadnavis and request that the case be tried in a fast-track court.
The accused, Anil Shinde, was arrested and produced before a court. (Representational image)
A nine-year-old girl was allegedly raped and murdered in a village in Pune district on Tuesday afternoon. The police have arrested a 25-year-old man from the same village.
The Pune rural police said the girl, a Class 4 student, did not go to school on Tuesday as she was unwell. When her parents returned home from work, she was not at home. A search was subsequently launched.
Later in the afternoon, her dead body was found at a secluded location in the village.
Sandeep Singh Gill, Superintendent of Police, Pune Rural, confirmed the girl was raped and murdered. “We have arrested a 25-year-old,” he added. The man stayed in the same locality as the girl.
The case comes months after the rape and murder of a three-year-old girl in a village in Pune district. A special fast-track court sentenced the 65-year-old accused in the case to death, holding that the case fell in the “rarest of the rare” category.
Sunetra Pawar to seek fast-track court
Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar said the incident was “extremely unfortunate and shocking”, adding that she would request that the case be tried in a fast-track court.
“I spoke over the phone with Pune district Superintendent of Police Sandeep Singh Gill and reviewed the investigation. The police administration has been clearly directed to conduct a transparent and thorough investigation into the case and take strict action against the accused,” she added.
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“The police have acted promptly and taken the suspect into custody, and further investigation is proceeding swiftly. I will make a special request to Chief Minister and Home Minister Devendra Fadnavis to have the case tried in a fast-track court so that the accused is given stringent punishment at the earliest. I will personally visit the village and meet the victim’s family,” she added.
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