7-yr-old girl murdered in Tarn Taran village, 1 held

Our Correspondent
Tarn Taran, July 30

Mystery over the murder of a seven-year-old girl of Gandiwind Sran village, 25 km from here, was resolved after the suspect was held by the police. Local DSP Sucha Singh Bal said the accused had been identified as Sawinder Singh Kali of the same village.

The DSP said the deceased had been identified as Navjit Kaur, daughter of a 27-year-old man, Charanjit Singh.

He said the suspect confessed to having committed the crime. He said he was passing through the spot when the girl was taking bath in the open yard of her house. He took her to a nearby abandoned room where he tried to sexually abuse her. He later strangled her to cover up his crime.

Charanjit Singh, in his statement to the police, said, his daughter Navjit Kaur had gone to a tubewell to take bath on Wednesday but failed to return home till late night. Her family members went to look for her. She was later found locked in an abandoned room in the village. Her arms and legs were tied with ropes. She was brought to a nearby hospital where the doctors declared her brought dead.

SP (Detective) Jagjit Singh Walia and DSP Sucha Singh Bal visited the spot and collected the relevant evidence. The police had detained a few suspects and the arrested Sawinder Singh Kali was also among them.