Couple held over rape, homicide of 13-year-old lady in Kalyan | Mumbai Information

The 35-year-old man allegedly raped and murdered the lady whereas his third spouse Sakshi (25) helped him get rid of the physique, police mentioned.

Officers mentioned that the person had six circumstances towards him that included three of sexual harassment. He was launched on bail in August this 12 months. Whereas he was externed up to now, he managed to get it stayed claiming he was mentally unfit, sources mentioned.

An officer mentioned that the accused man was arrested from his spouse’ native place in Buldhana on Wednesday whereas the lady was arrested from Kalyan Tuesday. The accused might be produced earlier than the court docket to get their police custody. The officer mentioned that they’ll interrogate the duo to search out out why the lady was focused.

The lady had gone lacking on Monday night when she went out after taking Rs 20 from her mom to buy one thing to eat. When she didn’t return house until night time, the lady’s mother and father approached the native police station.

On Tuesday morning, as they went to the native police station, the police obtained a name {that a} lady’s physique had been discovered within the Bapgaon space of Bhiwandi in a bag following which the couple was taken to the spot.

The household recognized the physique following which an FIR was registered and the physique had been despatched for a postmortem.

The police then began going by the CCTV footage from the spot close to a graveyard the place the lady’s physique was discovered. The police zeroed in on an auto rickshaw from which the lady’s physique was flung on the spot.

Monitoring the autorickshaw the police discovered that it had been pushed by the 35-year-old man and his spouse was sitting behind with the physique. When the police reached the couple’s residence, the person was lacking. They took his spouse in custody and began interrogating her.

In response to police,  she instructed the police that it was her husband who kidnapped the lady round 5pm and raped the lady at their residence following which he murdered her.

She got here house round 7pm when she knowledgeable her concerning the incident and took assist in cleansing the home.

He then referred to as his good friend who owned an auto rickshaw. Later, the couple saved the physique within the auto-rickshaw and disposed it of at Bhiwandi.

The police then began monitoring the accused situated him in in Buldhana from the place he was positioned beneath arrest.

An officer mentioned that as a way to disguise his look, the accused had shaved off his beard.

The police are getting the 35-year-old man to Thane and his police custody might be sought.

An officer mentioned that the accused and sufferer households knew one another as they resided in the identical locality and the lady had gone to the accused’s home up to now alongside together with her relations on festivals.

In the meantime, native residents protested within the space and demanded strict motion towards the accused within the case.

A number of ladies carried out a (silent protest) protecting their faces with black masks and demanded that the accused be killed “like within the Badlapur case.”

In August this 12 months, in Thane’s Badlapur, one other case of sexual assault of two minors by a faculty sweeper had led to main protests and blocking of railway traces. Finally the accused within the case was killed in a police encounter by the police.

An officer mentioned {that a} robust police bandobast is in place and further forces have been referred to as in for Thursday. “The ultimate rites of the lady might be carried out on Thursday and further bandobast has been saved in place to forestall any untoward incidents.”