Uncle rapes, kills four-year-old niece in Tirupati, buries body in field

Latest update:02 Nov 2024, 18:02 IST

The man, Nagaraju, lured the child to the snack field and then raped and killed her.

Nagaraju, after raping and killing his four-year-old niece, buried her in a field near a public school. (IMAGE: SHUTTERSTOCK/REPRESENTATIVE)

A four-year-old girl was allegedly raped and killed by her distant relative in a village in Tirupati district, a police official said on Saturday.

According to Tirupati District Superintendent of Police L Subbarayudu, Nagaraju (24), who is the victim’s maternal uncle, lured the girl to a secluded place in AM Puram village by offering her snacks on Friday evening and committed the crime.

“Nagaraju lives near the girl’s house and used to play with her every day. Yesterday (Friday) evening he took her to the store and bought some snacks. He later took her away from home and sexually assaulted and killed her,” he said.

Later, the girl’s parents noticed her missing and started searching for her and also realized that she was last seen from Nagaraj.

They filed a complaint with the police about the girl’s disappearance.

Following the complaint, the police immediately registered a case of disappearance and took Nagaraja into custody.

During the interrogation, the accused confessed to the crime, they said.

Later, the police took Nagaraja with them to search for the girl’s body and found it near a government school around 9:00 pm.

Nagaraja was booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses Act (POCSO) and other relevant sections.

The accused will be brought to the local court on Saturday.

Tirupati SP said that they will seek fast track court for speedy disposal of the case.

(This story was not edited by News18 staff and was published from the syndicated news agency channel – PTI)

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Tirupati, India