A 29-year-old cab driver, Bashu Kumar Singh, has been arrested for kidnapping, raping and killing a 10-year-old girl in Delhi. The incident took place in the early hours of Monday, with the accused being held over six hours later.
The accused, who hails from Bihar's Chhapra, kidnapped the minor girl while she was sleeping on the side of the road with her family in south Delhi's Chhatarpur. He allegedly raped her in the car before killing her and dumping her body in a nearby forest area.
The police relied on CCTV footage and the description of the car provided by the minor's father to locate the vehicle and arrest the accused. The driver had previously been booked in three assault cases and two attempted murder cases in Bihar.
During questioning, the accused kept changing his statements, but eventually confessed to raping and killing the 10-year-old girl. He was later shot in the leg and admitted to Madan Mohan Malaviya Hospital after attempting to escape and snatching a policeman's pistol.
