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MOTIHARI/PATNA: A 12-year-old Nepal girl was gang-raped, murdered and cremated by the accused after keeping her parents hostage in East Champaran district. The matter came to light after an audio clip of the SHO concerned directing the accused to cremate the body immediately went viral.
East Champaran SP Navin Chandra Jha, who constituted an special investigation team (SIT) on Sunday, said Kundwa Chainpur police station SHO Sanjiv Kumar Ranjan has been suspended on the charges of dereliction of duty and helping the accused in suppressing the crime. Houseowner Siyaram Sah and his son Vinay Sah, the prime accused in the case, have been arrested. The SP said the audio was being examined.