Skeleton of 5-year-old raped by serial killer found in Gwalior

THE GIRL WAS ALLEGEDLY ABDUCTED FROM A COMMUNITY LUNCH AT A TEMPLE, RAPED AND THEN SUBSEQUENTLY KILLED

GURUGRAM: The police, on Saturday, said that the skeletal remains of a five-year-old girl, who was allegedly raped and killed by serial killer Sunil Kumar on September 23, 2013, have been recovered near Akhileshwar temple in Gwalior.

According to the police, the accused, after allegedly abducting the girl from a community lunch at the temple, took her to an isolated place, raped her and subsequently killed her.

The local police had registered a case on October 23 that year under sections 361 and 363 of the IPC at the Kampoo police station.

Kumar, 23, a daily wager, was arrested on November 19, 2018, from Jhansi for allegedly raping and murdering a three-year-old girl in Gurugram’s Sector 66. Although the police claim that the age of the accused is 20, the year of birth mentioned in his Aadhaar card is 1995, thereby making him 23 years old.

A copy of the Aadhaar card is in possession of the Hindustan Times.

During interrogation, Kumar allegedly confessed to the police that he had raped and killed at least 15 other girls over the last seven years in Gurugram, Delhi, Jhansi and Gwalior.

Following a lead given by Kumar, the investigating team managed to recover the 5-yearold girl’s skeletal remains and clothes in Gwalior on Saturday. The clothes have been sent for a forensic examination.

Dharmendra Kushwah, subinspector of Kampoo police station, Gwalior, said the accused was questioned about the alleged crime, and he led the police to the spot.

“We have recovered the skeleton following the lead given by the accused. He had buried her body and clothes some 100 metres away from a temple,” said Kushwah.

A police team from the city had taken Kumar to Gwalior on Friday to identify more victims and verify the details given by him regarding other cases. He will be taken to Jhansi on Sunday.

“We have informed the family members of the girl, and the blood samples collected from the clothes found near the skeletal remains of her body have been sent for a DNA test,” said Kushwah.