Bhandara case: 3 detained in rape-cum-murder of 3 minor sisters

Those detained are from Murwadi village from where the victims hailed. The trio is being interrogated in connection with the rape and murder case, police said.

The initial post-mortem of the girls had confirmed that they were raped and murdered. However,the forensic findings contradicted the report. The report did not show any traces of semen. The findings are also inconclusive on whether the girls were murdered.

The district police have questioned and interrogated over 500 people from the area so far in this regard.

The Inspector General of Police IGP Rajendra Singh and the Superintendent of Police SP of Bhandara district Arati Singh are camping at Lakhni and supervising the investigation.

Further details are awaited.