Pune rape-murder case: 9-year-old girl sexually assaulted, killed; neighbour held

A nineyearold girl was allegedly sexually assaulted and murdered by a 25yearold man from her neighbourhood in Pimpalwadi village of Maharashtras Pune district police said on WednesdayPune Maharashtra A 10yearold minor girl was allegedly raped and murdered in Pimpalwandi village of Junnar taluka The accused identified as 25yearold Sahil Khaire has been accused of strangling the girl to deathVisuals Source Police pictwittercomNp8D4PhZjLmdash IANS ians_india August 19 2026The incident took place on Tuesday afternoon in Junnar tehsil The accused who works as a daily wager has been taken into custody in connection with the case news agency PTI reportedPune Rural Superintendent of Police Sandip Singh Gill said the accused and the girl knew each other and lived in the same neighbourhoodGirl allegedly taken away from homeAccording to the police the accused went to the girls house in the afternoon when she was watching television He allegedly lured her away on the pretext of offering her a guava and took her to a nearby farmPolice said the girl was allegedly sexually assaulted at the location and subsequently killedWhen the girl could not be found later in the evening her family members began searching for her After failing to locate her they approached the police and lodged a missing complaintThe police then began investigating the girls disappearance and examined available evidence from the areaCCTV footage helps police identify accusedAs part of the investigation police analysed CCTV footage from the area According to officials the footage showed the girl with the accused before she went missingBased on the CCTV findings and other information gathered during the investigation police detained the 25yearold manGill said the accused allegedly confessed during interrogation and subsequently took police personnel to the location where the incident had taken placePolice later recovered the girls body from a sugarcane field and sent it for an autopsyPostmortem report awaitedThe postmortem examination is expected to help investigators establish the exact cause and circumstances of the girls deathPolice officials are also examining evidence collected from the scene and other information gathered during the investigation The findings will be used to establish the sequence of events leading to the girls deathA case has been registered in connection with the incident and the accused has been taken into custodyPolice continue investigationPune Rural Police are continuing their investigation into the circumstances surrounding the girls disappearance alleged sexual assault and deathInvestigators are examining the available CCTV footage and other evidence and are likely to question people who may have information about the incidentPolice said further action will be taken as the investigation progresses Officials have not disclosed additional details that could affect the ongoing probeThe recovery of the girls body followed the police investigation into the missing complaint lodged by her familyInvestigators are now working to establish the complete sequence of events and determine the circumstances in which the girl diedThe case has drawn attention in Pimpalwadi village while police continue to investigate the incident and gather evidenceAccused in police custodyThe 25yearold accused is in police custody as the police probe furtherPune Maharashtra SP Sandeep Singh Gill provided details on the Junnar rape and murder case On August 18 a 25yearold man lured a 95yearold girl from his neighbourhood to a field about 15 km from the village under the pretext of offering her fruits He took her to ahellip pictwittercomMG4RYO5uDUmdash IANS ians_india August 19 2026The police said a case has been registered and further investigation is underway The postmortem findings and other evidence collected during the probe will be considered as authorities proceed with the caseWith inputs from PTI