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7-year-old girl raped and murdered at Kamrej

Kamrej police showing alacrity were successful in nabbing the culprit within hours after the heinous crime was committed.

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In a gruesome incident, a seven-year-old girl was abducted and raped at Ghala village in Kamrej taluka of Surat district. The culprit is a neighbour of the victim.

Kamrej police showing alacrity were successful in nabbing the culprit within hours after the heinous crime was committed.

Manisha, a resident of Halpati vaas in Ghala village went missing on Thursday evening. She was last seen playing near her house, but after that had gone missing. After being unable to locate Manisha, a missing complaint was registered at Kamrej police station. During investigation police found that Manisha was last seen with her neighbour, an elderly man.

The man identified as Thakur Rathod, 50, was arrested who confessed to having committing the horrific crime during interrogation.

"Rathod abducted Manisha and took her to the nearby fields. After raping the girl, Rathod felt that girl might narrate the incident. To prevent himself from being caught, he strangulated her to death. He then disposed the child's body in some bushes," VK Amaliar, Dy SP of Surat district police said.

Police rushed to the field on Sunday morning and recovered Manisha's body from there. While the body was sent for post-mortem investigation, Rathod was taken to a hospital for collecting his blood and semen samples.

Sources said that Rathod, who works as a farm labourer, has three children and two grandchildren. Kamrej Police have registered a case in the incident and is investigating into
the matter.

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