<p>A day after 22-year-old Manoj Kumar, who abducted and brutally raped a five-year-old girl living in his neighbourhood, was arrested from Bihar and brought to the national capital. Police have found the involvement of another accused in the barbaric act.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Manoj Kumar, who hails from Muzaffarpur in Bihar and was nabbed from his in-law’s house in Chirota Village in Muzaffarpur on Saturday, was brought to national capital same evening.<br /><br />He told police that he and a colleague-cum-friend bought alcohol on April 15 morning and consumed the same. <br /><br />During late afternoon, his friend in an inebriated condition asked Kumar to “arrange a call girl for fun”. After a few minutes, both of them saw the five-year-old girl playing outside their room and targeted her. They bought a pack of chocolates and used it to lure the victim to their room, said a source quoting Kumar. <br /><br />When the victim entered their room, they took turns to sexually assault her. After the act, they got scared of being identified and hence tried to strangle her. <br /><br />When they realised that she had died, both of them left for their possible hideouts. Kumar rushed to the railway station to catch a train for his native place in Bihar, while his friend too went into hiding, said a source, adding that the other accused hails from Loni in Ghaziabad. Investigators said that raids are being conducted at various places to arrest the second suspect in the case. <br /><br />A senior official said that Manoj’s statement has to be verified and it can be done only after the second accused has been arrested.<br /><br />Kumar, who was granted 72 hour transit remand by a Bihar court, was produced before duty magistrate Sanjay Kumar here, a day before expiry of his transit remand. He has been sent to police custody for 14 days.<br /><br />Delhi Police officials said they decided to produce him a day before as the delay would have vitiated the Test Identification Parade (TIP) proceedings. <br /><br />“In the fairness of investigation, we decided to produce the accused in a court today itself to facilitate a test identification parade,” a senior police official said. “Kumar has agreed for a test identification parade,” sources in the police said.<br /><br />Delhi Police had initially decided to produce Kumar before a regular court on Monday and had even issued a statement in this regard. <br /><br />Sources said the decision was changed later in the day as investigators felt that the delay in production of the accused may go in his favour while pressing for a TIP.<br /></p>
<p>A day after 22-year-old Manoj Kumar, who abducted and brutally raped a five-year-old girl living in his neighbourhood, was arrested from Bihar and brought to the national capital. Police have found the involvement of another accused in the barbaric act.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Manoj Kumar, who hails from Muzaffarpur in Bihar and was nabbed from his in-law’s house in Chirota Village in Muzaffarpur on Saturday, was brought to national capital same evening.<br /><br />He told police that he and a colleague-cum-friend bought alcohol on April 15 morning and consumed the same. <br /><br />During late afternoon, his friend in an inebriated condition asked Kumar to “arrange a call girl for fun”. After a few minutes, both of them saw the five-year-old girl playing outside their room and targeted her. They bought a pack of chocolates and used it to lure the victim to their room, said a source quoting Kumar. <br /><br />When the victim entered their room, they took turns to sexually assault her. After the act, they got scared of being identified and hence tried to strangle her. <br /><br />When they realised that she had died, both of them left for their possible hideouts. Kumar rushed to the railway station to catch a train for his native place in Bihar, while his friend too went into hiding, said a source, adding that the other accused hails from Loni in Ghaziabad. Investigators said that raids are being conducted at various places to arrest the second suspect in the case. <br /><br />A senior official said that Manoj’s statement has to be verified and it can be done only after the second accused has been arrested.<br /><br />Kumar, who was granted 72 hour transit remand by a Bihar court, was produced before duty magistrate Sanjay Kumar here, a day before expiry of his transit remand. He has been sent to police custody for 14 days.<br /><br />Delhi Police officials said they decided to produce him a day before as the delay would have vitiated the Test Identification Parade (TIP) proceedings. <br /><br />“In the fairness of investigation, we decided to produce the accused in a court today itself to facilitate a test identification parade,” a senior police official said. “Kumar has agreed for a test identification parade,” sources in the police said.<br /><br />Delhi Police had initially decided to produce Kumar before a regular court on Monday and had even issued a statement in this regard. <br /><br />Sources said the decision was changed later in the day as investigators felt that the delay in production of the accused may go in his favour while pressing for a TIP.<br /></p>
