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Man rapes, kills 2 minor sisters
Hindustan Times Pune
|December 27, 2024
Accused has been arrested under the POCSO Act, and BNS section 137. PANKAJ DESHMUKH, Pune superintendent of police (rural)
PUNE: The Rajgurunagar police on Thursday arrested a 54-year-old cook on charges of killing two sisters - age 8 and 9 - in Rajgurunagar after he allegedly tried to sexually assault the elder sister inside the house the minors were staying.
According to the police, the incident took place on Wednesday when the girls went missing at 1 pm and a police complaint was lodged. After frantic search, their bodies were found in a half-filled water barrel at the first floor of the house on Thursday.
According to the police officials, the accused, identified as Ajay Kumar Das from West Bengal, tried to allegedly sexually assault younger sibling and strangled her to death when she resisted to the physical abuse.
This story is from the December 27, 2024 edition of Hindustan Times Pune.
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