A brutal murder of a 7-year-old

News states: "The Brutal Murder of a seven-years-girl from Namchi has shocked the entire District today.The minor girl hailing from Tingley in South Sikkim became the prey of psychopath, who not only killed her but also hanged the girl on a branch of tree with aim to give colour of suicide and not a murder.

SP South, Manoj Tiwari informed that the incident was of the afternoon of October 24, when the body was found hanging from the branch of a tree at the isolated place of Niz Raming in Tingley Village. The suruwal of the kurta which the victim was wearing was used to hang the body said Police. On receiving the information, the police reached the spot and recovered the body. After the case was registered under the section 174 CrPc as an unnatural death, Namchi Police started investigating into the incident.

Talking to media persons today, the SP said that the circumstantial evidences which the Police has gathered from the spot where that a girl of around seven years cannot hang herself to death. Secondly, the girl was found hanging in the tree branch with help of cloth which she was wearing and surprisingly at an isolated place. Police have also found suspicious mark on the neck of the victim girl.

Following these evidences ,police have converted the case from unnatural death to the case of murder. Investigations began after the case was registered at Temi PS under section 302/354 of the IPC. The SP further said that the suspect named Chota Lal Patel (25), a son of Bishan Deo Patel, original resident of Mothihari District, Bihar has been arrested by the Police and the interrogation is going on. Patel was working as a quilt maker in the area.

According to the SP, the medical report has cleared that the victim was not raped before she was killed. When asked as to why the girl was taken to an isolated place and killed, the SP said that the preliminary investigation showed that the case was like the infamous Nithari murder case where the psychopath was using the minor child as his prey for sexual satisfaction. Preliminary investigation has revealed that the killer was sexually frustrated and a psychopath, the SP said."

He has at the same time appealed the entire people of South Sikkim especially the rural areas to stay alert and keep close watch upon such suspicious persons in the area. He urged them to not to allow their children to visit the isolated place and go with unknown persons.

Seems this year has really been worst for Sikkim. One after another, so many similar type of incident repeated. Whats happening in our peaceful state?