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Delhi: Following a failed rape attempt in Cantt, a man kills an 8-year-old child.

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Delhi: Following a failed rape attempt in Cantt, a man kills an 8-year-old child.

A 19-year-old man was arrested for kidnapping and murdering an 8-year-old girl in Delhi, attempting to disguise it as suicide. Protests ensued for justice.
A 19-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly kidnapping and murdering an eight-year-old girl, whose undressed body was found tied by the neck to a window grille in an abandoned building inside the Shankar Vihar Military Station in south Delhi’s Vasant Vihar, after what appeared to be an attempted rape, police said.

Investigators said that the accused first strangled the victim and then tied her body by the neck to a window grille using her pyjamas in an attempt to pass off the death as suicide.

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Senior police officers aware of the case said that the suspect was arrested on Tuesday afternoon, adding that he was a neighbour of the victim’s family and that both lived in the servants’ quarters in the residences of Indian army officers in the area.

The case came to light on Monday night when the girl did not return after leaving home to play outside at around 6pm. Officers said that police, the girl’s family, locals and army officials looked for the girl for nearly seven hours, during which the suspect offered his assistance in the search operation.

The girl’s parents and the suspect work as house help at the official residences of Indian army officers, they added.

The suspect first strangled the victim and then tied her body by the neck to the window grille using her pyjamas to pass it off as a case of suicide, they added.

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He was nabbed from the locality after authorities scanned CCTV footage and found that he was seen leading her away from her house.

Police said that the suspect claimed he only attempted to rape her, but the extent of the assault will only be clear once the victim’s autopsy report comes out.

“Although the accused said that he tried to rape the girl and killed her by strangling her, we are waiting for her autopsy report to confirm sexual assault and the exact cause of death. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita’s sections of murder, along with sections under the Pocso Act, have been added to the first information report (FIR),” said a senior police officer, who asked not to be named.

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Giving details of the crime, the officer said that the police control room received a call at 1.11am on Tuesday regarding the missing girl. The call was then transferred to Vasant Vihar police station, a case of kidnapping was registered and police launched an investigation.

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“The team spoke to the girl’s family, who said she was last seen playing outside their house around 6pm. Initially, the family, along with neighbours and army officials, searched for her in the neighbourhood. When she could not be found, the family filed a missing person complaint. The search continued till Tuesday morning. Around 9am, the girl’s semi-naked body was found tied to the window at an abandoned building. The girl’s payjamas were used to hang her,” the officer added.

A second senior officer, who also requested anonymity, said that the vacant building where the crime happened was nearly 400 metres away from the girl’s residence. A few officers’ flats were 20-30 metres away from the abandoned building. Investigators spoke to locals and scanned the CCTV cameras installed nearby, which eventually helped identify the suspect.

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“In one of the footage, the girl was seen walking with him. He was taken into custody, interrogated, and confronted with the CCTV footage after which he confessed to the crime. He said that he lured the girl to the abandoned building and tried to sexually assault her. When the girl screamed, he panicked and strangled her with his hands. He then used her payjamas to tie her body to make it look like a case of suicide,” the second officer added.

A statement issued by Station Commander, Delhi Cantonment, said the army authorities were extending their support in the investigation.

“The local military authorities are extending full support to the grieving family during this difficult time and cooperating closely with the police, who are conducting a thorough investigation into the matter. Our thoughts and prayers are with the bereaved family, and we remain in constant touch with them to provide any assistance they may require,” the statement said.

Soon after the girl’s body was found, her family members, along with 50-60 people, gathered at the service road of the NH48 (Delhi-Gurugram highway) near the Shankar Vihar Military Station gate and blocked traffic, demanding justice for the victim. The protesters alleged that the girl was raped and murdered and blamed the authorities for “slow action”.

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The protesters dispersed after senior officers assured them of a quick probe.

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With new objectives and a new firearm, shooter Rudrankksh starts over.

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With new objectives and a new firearm, shooter Rudrankksh starts over.

After missing out on the Olympics, the youngster has shed over 10kgs and added the 50m 3P event to his schedule
New Delhi: Rudrankksh Patil is known for his nerdy, obsessive pursuit of shooting. He loves to read and research, and in a discipline where millimetres decide the podium, is not shy of tinkering with his equipment. His idea of de-stressing from shooting is to shoot more, and so when he missed the berth for the Paris Olympics, the youngster shook off the disappointment and returned to the range within days.

“I love the sport too much to stay away from it for too long. Not shooting for three days was more than enough for me. I didn’t go into mourning or anything. The people around me were more heartbroken than me. In fact, I was the one counselling my psychologist,” the 21-year-old laughed at the tragicomedy.

“I kept the quota for two years before fumbling in the trials. It’s okay. The disappointment has made me more determined.”

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It has also made him smarter. In the months since Sandeep Singh and Arjun Babuta pipped him in the domestic Olympic trials for the 10m air rifle event, the 21-year-old changed his equipment, shed weight, gained muscle, reset his perspective, and developed an admiration for French swimming sensation Leon Marchand. He is now trying his hand in the tough 50m 3Positions event.

At the recent national championships, Patil made his competitive debut in the new event but couldn’t make the senior final. He finished fourth in his pet 10m event, and in the junior final that followed, breached the world record score of China’s Olympic champion Sheng Lihao with an incredible 254.9 (24 shots). It won’t be ratified as a world record due to the world body’s (ISSF) stipulations, but it does reaffirm Patil’s belief in his ability.

“To hit form early in the season is very encouraging. I am also very keen to get better at 50m as it gives me a better chance to make the Indian team for multi-discipline events,” he said. Patil wanted to try the gruelling event two years back. However, he was dissuaded by his coach Ajit Patil who thought taking up a new event two years before the Olympics wasn’t a great idea. With the new Games cycle having just begun, time was ripe to try something new. A nudge from Paris 50m 3P bronze medallist Swapnil Kusale helped.

“I have always looked upto Swapnil as we come from the same state (Maharashtra). He encouraged me to try 50m. I also noticed that a lot of top rifle shooters compete in both events. Even in India, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar manages the two events very well. In pistol, Rhythm Sangwan and Manu Bhaker have shown that one can compete in two events,” he said.

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While Patil’s robust frame did help with stability across the three positions (standing, kneeling and prone), his 96kg bodyweight began to put extra pressure on his knees. So, the youngster fixed his nutrition and sleep patterns and hit the gym. The result is shedding 13kg in three months.

Another major change post-Olympics is his rifle. Patil, who shot with Austrian Steyr, has switched from Walther to Feinwerkbau, though he still swears by the Walther’s accuracy. “I think there’s not much difference in the barrel between Walther and Feinwerkbau since both are of German make, but I feel the stock of Feinwerkbau has better weight balance and fits my body best.”

The Paris miss has also taught Patil the importance of letting go, although he learnt it at the cost of his health. Two months before the four-stage selection trials, Patil observed a tiny dark patch on his ankle. He initially dismissed it, but it began to spread. It was later diagnosed as an auto immune disease that’s triggered by stress.

“I don’t recall the name of the condition, but the physical toll of stress is real. We do have psychologists to help us with the mental turmoil, but a lot of shooters lose hair or develop digestive issues because of competition stress. In my case, I got this disease,” he said.

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Patil competed in the trials with the marks and itching spreading all over his body, which affected his alignment at the firing point. “It really shook my focus and I decided to address it after the trials. Thankfully, it’s almost gone now but the fear of contracting something like this again is still there,” he said.

With the new year knocking, Patil has his resolutions in place. Chief among them is to match his training scores in competitions, win back his world No.1 rank and start peaking for the 2026 Asian Games. The only way to realise those goals is to shoot more, which is hardly an issue with Patil.

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