Tragic child death shocks Ludhiana: Horrifying details of rape and murder are revealed | Ludhiana News

Ludhiana: The district police have arrested a 32-year-old man on suspicion of murder Rape and murder of a six-year-old girl who recently moved to the city from Bihar. According to reports, the accused, a habitual drinker, lured the girl with sweets before taking her to his rented room on the third floor in a crowded room Working district.
Police claim to have discovered that the suspect killed the girl after an attack and disposed of her body by wrapping it in a blanket and throwing it on the tin roof of an adjacent office. Investigators determined that the man had been drinking since the morning after committing the crime, he locked his room and fled and hid in a park near Metro Road. He was arrested within 24 hours of the incident. The suspect is originally from Bihar and works for a daily wage.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Jaskiranjit Singh Teja said that the accused was living in Ludhiana with his wife and children for the last few months. He often drank excessively and had previously attacked his family, causing them to return to Bihar about two weeks earlier. As a result, he now lived alone. DCP Teja further said that on Tuesday morning, the man found the girl playing on the verandah and lured her to his room with sweets.
The attack caused the girl to lose consciousness and he subsequently killed her. Fearing that he would not be able to carry her body out of the workroom unnoticed, he wrapped her in a blanket and dumped her from the roof. The girl’s grandmother began searching for her at this point after discovering that she was missing, and during this search she discovered the body on the roof of the adjacent factory.
Inspector Varinderpal Singh Uppal, based on preliminary evidence, alleged that the accused was familiar with the victim and targeted her due to her vulnerability. The police had interviewed all residents of the working area and found that only the defendant’s room was locked after the crime, making him the main suspect. They have filed a case against him under Sections 103 (murder), 63 (rape) and 66 (resulting in death or prolonged vegetative state) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Section 6 of the Protection of Children Sexual Offenses Act (Pocso).
In the working area where this incident occurred, around 400 people live in 90 rooms, where there is little safety and security due to the cramped living conditions.
The police had checked the details of all residents of this working area to determine where they were at the time of the incident. They had also asked a medical board to conduct an autopsy to confirm details of the sexual assault and the cause of death.
This tragic incident highlights ongoing concerns about child safety and violence against minors in Ludhiana and is leading to calls for stricter protective measures within communities. The incident has also highlighted the need to educate children about strangers and teach them to stay away from unknown people and not to accept gifts or sweets as these could be the tricks of sexual predators.
There is also the need to monitor the children’s play areas, especially in crowded neighborhoods or working areas where there are no daycare centers and therefore the poor working-class parents have to leave their children unsupervised at home in order to be able to go out and earn their daily bread, and these unsupervised children are at risk.