Jamshedpur, Aug 21 (PTI) A man and his nephew werearrested today in connection with the rape and murder of a4-year-old girl here, police said. Neeraj Gope, a plumber, and his nephew Sunny Gope werearrested for raping and strangulating the girl before dumpingthe body in a pond on the night of August 16, Senior SP AnoopT Mathew said. Mathew, accompanied by SP (City) Prasant Anand, toldreporters that Neeraj and Sunny were living as tenants in thevictim’s house at Sidgora locality here for the last threeyears. They were forced to vacate the house after Neerajfailed to pay the rent for several months, Anand said, addingangered by the landlord’s action Sunny lured the girl to avacant house and raped her. Mathew said after committing the crime, the duo throttledher to death and dumped the body in a nearby pond. Thefloating body was recovered two days later. After an FIR was filed, police detained Neeraj and Sunnyfor interrogation during which they confessed their crime,Mathew said. PTI BS MDASV
Uncle, nephew arrested for rape, murder of 4-yr-old girl
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