Rajasthan: Minor girl allegedly raped, body burnt in coal furnace; three held

Three persons have been detained from Nrisinghpura village in Rajasthan’s Bhilwara district.

On the suspicion raping a 14-year-old girl and later killing and burning her body in a coal furnace, police said on Wednesday.

Police said that they received information about the incident from the family members of the minor girl who went looking for her after she went missing for several hours.

According to the girl’s brother, she went missing after leaving home in the morning to graze the cattle.

“We started looking for her in the afternoon when the cattle returned but my sister didn’t return with them,” he said.

He added, later in the night around 10pm they reached the coal furnace area looking for her and noticed human bones in one of the furnaces which was burning despite rainfall and informed the police immediately.

Police said upon receiving the information, they reached the spot and detained three persons from there who had confessed to the family about the alleged gang rape and murder before the police’s arrival.

“Police have also recovered the girl’s bracelets and shoes. A forensic team has been probed considering the seriousness of the matter. A DNA test will also be conducted of the bone samples found at the furnace for further investigation,” said Bhilawar police superintendent (SP) Adarsh Sindhu.

Kotri police station house officer (SHO) Khivraj Singh said that the accused have been taken into custody and are being interrogated. “The family is in the process of filing the formal report. We are waiting on the forensics report for further investigation,” Singh said.

Meanwhile, Rajasthan Gurjar Mahasabha president and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Kalulal Gurjar reportedly reached the spot and called on the district collector and the SP before conducting any forensics test of the samples.