Crime News / Bihar Canteen Guard Confesses To Sexual Abuse, Slitting Child's Throat After Being Taunted As 'Impotent'
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A 46-year-old canteen guard, Mukesh alias Sudama, was arrested for allegedly raping and murdering a 5-year-old boy at a residential school hostel in Jehanabad.
Patna, Apr 11: Police solved the murder of a five-year-old boy at a residential school hostel in Bihar's Jehanabad earlier this week, with a canteen guard confessing to sexually abusing the child and slitting his throat, a source said.
The guard, identified as Mukesh alias Sudama, 46, was arrested after a sharp blade used in the killing was recovered, said Superintendent of Police Aprajit Lohan. The hostel operator, Tarun Kumar, had been taken into custody earlier.
During the inquiry, police determined that Mukesh's wife had left him years ago. Children at the hostel used to taunt him by calling him "impotent," which frustrated him, Lohan said.
The accused had a dispute with the hostel operator and had threatened to defame the hostel and force its closure, the SP added.
On Sunday night, Mukesh lured the boy to his room and sexually abused him. Fearing the child would scream and get him arrested, he slit his throat and dumped the body on the hostel staircase, police said.
The boy's father received a call the following morning from Kumar, who informed him that his son had been admitted to a private hospital. At the hospital, the father found his son with his throat slit, his genitals severed, and cuts on the left side of his abdomen, according to the First Information Report (FIR).
On the doctors' advice, the father shifted the boy to a multi-specialty hospital in Patna, where he was declared dead.
Police registered a case under sections including rape by a person in authority, gang rape, murder, and the Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
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Kumar was taken into custody. A teacher and two staff members were also detained but were released after questioning.
When interrogated, Mukesh confessed to the crime and said he was drunk during the crime, Lohan said.
The guard, identified as Mukesh alias Sudama, 46, was arrested after a sharp blade used in the killing was recovered, said Superintendent of Police Aprajit Lohan. The hostel operator, Tarun Kumar, had been taken into custody earlier.
During the inquiry, police determined that Mukesh's wife had left him years ago. Children at the hostel used to taunt him by calling him "impotent," which frustrated him, Lohan said.
The accused had a dispute with the hostel operator and had threatened to defame the hostel and force its closure, the SP added.
On Sunday night, Mukesh lured the boy to his room and sexually abused him. Fearing the child would scream and get him arrested, he slit his throat and dumped the body on the hostel staircase, police said.
The boy's father received a call the following morning from Kumar, who informed him that his son had been admitted to a private hospital. At the hospital, the father found his son with his throat slit, his genitals severed, and cuts on the left side of his abdomen, according to the First Information Report (FIR).
On the doctors' advice, the father shifted the boy to a multi-specialty hospital in Patna, where he was declared dead.
Police registered a case under sections including rape by a person in authority, gang rape, murder, and the Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
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Kumar was taken into custody. A teacher and two staff members were also detained but were released after questioning.
When interrogated, Mukesh confessed to the crime and said he was drunk during the crime, Lohan said.
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