Youth accused of raping, murdering toddler in Gurugram held in Uttar Pradesh

Gurugram, Nov 19 (IANS) A youth accused of raping and murdering a three-year-old girl was arrested from Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh, a senior police official said on Monday.The incident happened in Gurugram on November 11 when the accused (aged about 19), a labourer, lured the child with sweets, took her to an empty room at a labourers' colony in Sector 66 and allegedly raped and killed her. The accused was arrested from a village in his native Jhansi district."The arrested accused is being brought to Gurugram and will be produced before the court on Tuesday," the official told IANS.A Special Investigation Team was set up to arrest the culprit. The authorities had also announced a reward of Rs 2 lakh for any information leading to the arrest of the accused.
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