Gurgaon: A 21-year-old man was arrested for the rape and murder of a five-year-old girl residing in his neighbourhood, police said today.
Prashant Singh, a resident of Nalanda in West Bengal, living in Sector 88 Labour Colony under the Sector 10 police station jurisdiction, was arrested by Gurgaon crime branch team.
The father of the minor had reported that she was missing since September 15.
The body of the child was recovered from a barley field on September 16, a senior police officer said.
He said that several police teams were formed to nab the suspect who went missing after raping the minor.
The officer said that the accused was produced before a Gurgaon court today which remanded him to police custody.
"We are questioning the accused," the officer added.
Prashant Singh, a resident of Nalanda in West Bengal, living in Sector 88 Labour Colony under the Sector 10 police station jurisdiction, was arrested by Gurgaon crime branch team.
The father of the minor had reported that she was missing since September 15.
He said that several police teams were formed to nab the suspect who went missing after raping the minor.
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"We are questioning the accused," the officer added.
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