Man arrested for raping, killing 6-year-old girl

: A 27-year-old man was today arrested for allegedly raping and killing a six-year-old girl in Wanaparthy district of Telangana, police said.

Accused Rama Krishna, a construction worker, was arrested from Peddagudem village of the district after police found the girl's body from an under-construction building in the village, they said.

Police said that on the night of December 10, the accused lured the girl, a lower kindergarten student, by offering chocolates when the victim had approached her father for the same near their house.

Rama Krishna, police said, took the victim to a nearby building and allegedly raped her and then smothered her to death, Wanaparthy Circle Inspector N Venkateshwarlu said.
 

"The victim's father later lodged a complaint against Rama Krishna based on suspicion. During investigations, we recovered the girl's body from the slab of the under-construction building," said Venkateshwarlu.

Police registered a case charging the accused with rape and murder. Relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) were also invoked, police said.