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Eight-Year-Old Girl's Body Found in Sack, Four Arrested in Firozabad, India

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An eight-year-old girl, who went missing on June 17, was found dead in a sack hidden in a pile of bricks at a house in Firozabad, India. The police arrested four people, including the main accused, Kaushal Kushwaha, who was out on bail in a theft case. Kushwaha sustained a leg injury in an encounter with the police during his arrest. His parents and brother were also arrested in connection with the case. The police have lodged an FIR against Kushwaha for rape, murder, and kidnapping under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the POCSO Act.

Key Takeaways:

  • The police arrested four people, including the main accused, Kaushal Kushwaha, in connection with the murder of an eight-year-old girl.
  • Kushwaha was out on bail in a theft case and sustained a leg injury during a retaliatory firing by the police during his arrest.
  • The police have lodged an FIR against Kushwaha under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, including rape, murder, and kidnapping.
  • Kushwaha's parents and brother were also arrested in connection with the case.
  • The girl's body was found in a sack hidden in a pile of bricks at a house in Firozabad.
  • The police discovered that Kushwaha had sent the girl to bring Chinese food, which led to the discovery of the body.
  • Kushwaha had confessed to strangulating the girl to death and hiding the body in his house.
  • The police have recovered a gold chain worn by the girl, which was hidden at a location near a road close to a petrol pump.

Statistics:

  • One eight-year-old girl was found dead in a sack.
  • One main accused, Kaushal Kushwaha, was arrested in connection with the case.
  • Kushwaha's parents and brother were also arrested in connection with the case.
  • The police lodged an FIR under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, including 137(2) (kidnapping), 65(2) (rape of girl below 16 years), 66 (death during sexual offence), 103(1) (murder), 238 (disappearance of evidence), and relevant sections of the POCSO Act.
  • The police discovered the body after a search launched for the missing child.
  • Kushwaha had been to jail on theft charges and was out on bail for two months.

Sources:

  • HT Digital Content Services, "Girl's body found in sack, four arrested in Firozabad", published with permission from HT Lucknow.

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