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MOTIHARI: The forensic team on Monday visited Kundawa Chainpur and collected samples from the room in which the 12-year-old Nepal girl was raped and killed and the field where she was cremated by the accused to destroy evidence. East Champaran SP Navin Chandra Jha also visited the place and inquired from the locals about the accused Siyaram Sah and his son Vinay Sah in whose house the victim lived on rent with her parents for the last 7 years.
The SIT formed for investigating the rape and murder case and the role of suspended Kundawa Chainpur SHO in suppressing the fact could not arrest the remaining nine accused in the case. New SHO Mithilesh Kumar said only the two accused have been arrested while others were absconding.
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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.