Ravindra Kumar, the 24-year-old man accused of being a rapist and serial killer who targeted children, has told NDTV that he has so far murdered around 15 children. Blaming alcohol for his misdeeds, he said had he not been caught, he would have continued targeting children.
"I used to drink and commit this crime... I felt bad but the next time I drank I did it again," he told NDTV during an interview. "Had I been a parent, I would have asked for strict punishment too."
Kumar -- who is in police custody for questioning for a week -- was arrested on July 15 for allegedly raping and murdering a six-year-old girl in Noida.
Her strangled body had been found in a building under construction. Her parents had reported her missing on July 14 after she had gone to a nearby field at night to relieve herself.
Later he temporarily shifted base to Aligarh, where he abused five children, one of whom died. In 2013, he raped two children while was working as a labourer in Noida.
Police said Kumar had studied till Class 6 and worked as a driver or a casual labourer. He was also a drug addict.
The case came as a shock to the National Capital Region, where bones of several young children were discovered from a drain in Noida in 2006.
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