The accused was arrested following an encounter with police. (Representational)
Budaun, Uttar Pradesh:
A seven-year-old lady was kidnapped by a person and bludgeoned to demise with a brick after a failed rape try right here, police mentioned on Saturday. The accused was arrested following an encounter with police.
The incident befell on Friday night when the lady had gone to the market to purchase greens, they mentioned.
After the lady didn’t return dwelling, her members of the family began searching for her and located her semi-naked physique inside an deserted home. After the lady’s household lodged a criticism, a number of police groups together with Particular Operations Group (SOG) personnel launched a seek for the accused, they mentioned.
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Brijesh Singh mentioned CCTV footage from the encircling areas was scanned on Friday evening on the idea of which the accused, Jaane Alam (22), was recognized.
Alam was arrested following an encounter on the Beenpur highway at 4 am on Saturday. Constable Manoj was injured as Alam opened fireplace on the police workforce. The police workforce retaliated and he was shot in the appropriate leg, the SSP mentioned.
Each the injured are present process therapy at a hospital, he added.
Throughout interrogation, Alam revealed that he tried to rape the lady however when she began shouting, he hit her head on the wall a number of occasions. He then killed her by hitting her on the pinnacle with a brick and fled by leaping from the again wall of the home, Singh mentioned.
An unlawful country-made pistol and ammunition have been recovered from the accused, he mentioned.
The SSP mentioned the precise reason for the lady’s demise will probably be identified after the autopsy report comes.
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