Pune Court frames charges in Nasrapur child murder case in 28 days
A Pune court has framed charges against a man accused of murdering a child in Nasrapur village within 28 days of the incident. The trial will proceed daily in camera, following the presentation of prima facie evidence. The accused has a history of similar cases, although he was acquitted in the past due to lack of evidence.
- ▪The child was playing outside her grandmother's house when she was lured to a cowshed by the accused.
- ▪CCTV footage captured the accused leading the child to the cowshed before the crime occurred.
- ▪The police completed their investigation and filed a chargesheet within 15 days of the incident.
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The Bhor taluka court has framed charges against the accused in the murder of a child in Nasrapur village, Pune district, within 28 days of the incident. The trial will be held daily in camera, after the court noted prima facie evidence from the investigation.On May 1, a child who had come to her grandmother’s house for summer vacation was playing outside her home. The accused took her to a cowshed, saying he would show her a calf. There, he allegedly raped her and killed her with a stone. He allegedly hid the body under a pile of cow dung.The family began a search when the child did not return by the afternoon. The body was found in the cowshed. CCTV footage from 3:30 p.m. showed the accused leading the child to the cowshed.
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