Maharashtra shocker| 4-year-old girl raped, crushed with stone, body dumped in cow dung

A senior citizen held for the crime

Mumbai: In an incident that shocked Maharashtra, a four-year-old girl was allegedly raped and brutally murdered by a 65-year-old senior citizen in Bhor taluka of Pune district.

The crime snowballed into a major political issue with the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi hitting out at the Devendra Fadnavis-headed Maha Yuti dispensation and demanding that the Shakti Act must be implemented. 

The incident was reported from Nasrapur village in Bhor taluka when girl had come to her grandmother’s house to stay during the holidays.

On the day of the incident, the accused allegedly lured the girl to a cattle shed near the house. There, he is suspected of having sexually assaulted her and killed her by crushing her with a stone to conceal her identity. 

Later, in an attempt to hide the crime, the accused reportedly buried the child's body under a heap of cow dung inside the shed.

The police said CCTV footage from the area showed the accused leading the child toward the cattle-shed. Based on the footage and preliminary inquiry, the accused was taken into custody. 

Agitated villagers staged a blockade on the Pune-Bengaluru Highway promoting Pune Rural Police to rush to the spot and pacify them even as MLAs of the district were present at the location.  

“What has happened is a very serious issue. The accused has been arrested. The accused would face trial in a fast-track court. We will seek capital punishment in the case,” said Fadnavis, who is also the state’s Home Minister. 

Pune Rural’s Superintendent of Police Sandip Singh Gill assured that within 15 days a chargesheet will be filed against the accused and the cases will be tried in fast track court. 

NCP (SP) Working President and Baramati MP Supriya Sule spoke to Gill, who assured the strictest possible action. 

“I am in constant touch with the government and administration on this matter, and efforts are underway to ensure justice for the victim. My humble request to fellow citizens is that it is our collective stance that the criminal should face the harshest punishment and the victim should get justice,” said Sule.

“This case must be immediately fast-tracked in court, and this monster should be given capital punishment so that such beasts are kept in check. Information is emerging that this monster had previously assaulted two or three other little girls,” said NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar.

On crime against children and women, he said: "Every week, at least one such tragic incident comes to light, and today, even little girls in the state are not safe. In 2025, there were 8,643 rape cases in the state—that's 24 per day or one every hour—which is a disgrace to Maharashtra. If these criminals are to be reined in, the Shakti Act must be enforced immediately. I request the government to convene a one-day special session and implement the Shakti Act without delay.”

Congress Legislature Party leader Vijay Wadettiwar said that it is a crime against humanity. “Even a 4-year-old girl isn't safe in the state, then what's the point of all your tall talk about excellent law and order? The truth is that criminals no longer fear the police,” said Wadettiwar. 

“Whenever any incident happens, the Home Minister either gives a clean chit or makes empty threats of strict action! If strict action had been taken, this little girl wouldn't have become a victim today!  The MVA had brought in the Shakti Act precisely for this reason, but this government can't even stomach that.. At least bring the Shakti Act now,” he said.