“Brothers Sualin, Rizwan and a minor rape and kill 7-year-old neighbour, hide her body in a sack on their terrace: Horrifying case emerges in Aligarh”, Opindia, September 28, 2023:
“On Tuesday, September 26, a 7-year-old girl was raped and strangulated to death by her three neighbours in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. According to the police, all three accused, who were brothers, namely Sualin, Rizwan and one other, who is a minor, have been charged with murder, but the eldest among the brothers has also been charged with raping the minor. They have also been charged under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
Notably, the Aligarh police took to X to issue a statement on the aforementioned incident. Calling it an old incident, the police informed that two accused were arrested and sent to jail. The accused and the deceased belonged to the same religious community, the police added.
It is pertinent to note here that OpIndia has deliberately not mentioned the name of the third accused as he is a minor. The police took him into custody, however, he was not sent to jail but was instead placed under police observation because he is a minor…..”
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