Rapist on the loose

The vicious suspect(s) who raped and murder a four-year-old toddler is still on the run and police are searching for one or more suspects who are related to the case.

The toddler’s body was found with bloodstains on her private part and scratches on her hand, neck and body near Rotary Nagar of Madiwala police station limits on February 12. A case of murder has been opened, and police are awaiting forensic results.

The toddler went missing on Monday (February 11) when playing outside while her caregiver was asleep. When the caregiver woke up she realised the toddler was missing.

The family later went out searching for her but the search was hopeless. They filed a complaint at the Madiwala police, who dispatched a search team within the vicinity of Rotary Nagar and Kodichikkanahalli till late at night.

But for the family it was no rest till 6am, when shock hit after finding their daughters body on the roadside in Rotary Nagar Phase 2. They immediately alerted the police and the body was sent to Victory Hospital for post-mortem. The police questioned her mother for hours.

The toddler’s family feels extremely strong about the case and noted that their daughter was raped and killed. 

The police have registered the case under Section 302 of Indian Penal Code. “After the post-mortem and forensic examination, things will become clearer. Later, we can convert it into a rape and murder case. Right now, we are trying to find out who killed her,”  Senior police officer told Bangalore Mirror.

The toddler was the daughter of a maid and her father is a farmer in Mandya. The toddler was living with her mother in Bangalore for two months before her life was taken heartlessly. The mother works at a few houses in Rotary Nagar and the surrounding areas and would pay an old woman Rs 300 to take care of her toddler.

DCP (south-east) P S Harsha said to Bangalore Mirror, that based on the complaint, the police have registered a case of murder under Section 302 of Indian Penal Code. “We are searching for the culprits.”

It has been two months since the Delhi gang rape and murder of 23-year-old medical student occurred and rape cases are on the rise in the media in different states of India.