Police stated an FIR has been registered on the matter at Rajendra Park police station.

Gurugram:

A 16-year-old boy allegedly strangled his 9-year-old neighbour and set her physique on fireplace after she caught him stealing jewelry from her flat at a housing society in Gurugram on Monday, police stated.

The households of the sufferer and the accused each keep in two separate towers of the housing society in Sector 107, Gurugram they usually had been on good phrases, they stated.

The mom of the lady, a category 4 scholar, was on the home of the accused when he allegedly carried out the act round 11 am on Monday, police stated.

The accused, a category 10 scholar, who has been caught by the police initially tried to assert that two thieves had entered the home and killed the lady however later confessed to the homicide, police stated.

He stated that he was stealing the jewelry to repay a mortgage of Rs 20,000, they stated.

The accused instructed police that he didn’t wish to kill her however for the reason that lady refused to be quiet, he strangled her as he was afraid of getting caught, a senior investigating officer stated.

Police stated an FIR has been registered on the matter at Rajendra Park police station.

In response to the police, on Monday morning the daddy of the sufferer went to the workplace, whereas the mom and brother went to the home of the accused, which was in one other tower in the identical society.

Seeing the lady’s mom in his home, the accused left the home saying he was going out for tuition however arrived on the sufferer’s home.

The accused instructed police that he rang the bell and the lady, who was alone in the home, opened the door. He stated he sat on the couch and requested her for water and later additionally helped along with her faculty homework, a senior investigating officer stated.

When she went to the bathroom, he allegedly discovered keys to the locker from the drawer of the mattress and stole some jewelry, the IO stated.

That is when the lady got here out from the bathroom and he or she protested seeing the jewelry. The boy threw the jewelry out from the balcony however the lady continued protesting, which is when he begins hitting her, the officer stated.

The officer stated the boy then allegedly strangled her. After this, he allegedly set her physique on fireplace utilizing camphor from the house temple.

After a while, the lady’s mom rang the doorbell however nobody opened the door. Quickly after, she noticed smoke popping out from the flat and he or she raised the alarm, which is when different residents gathered on the spot, the officer stated.

Later, they entered the flat from the balcony and located the lady lifeless and in half-burned situation whereas the boy was sitting in a nook, police stated.

Police stated the boy tried to mislead them, claiming that two thieves entered the home and likewise thrashed him badly. He was then taken into custody and he later confessed to the homicide, they stated.

“The accused claims that he needed to repay a mortgage of Rs 20,000, so he dedicated the theft,” stated a senior investigating officer.

“An FIR has been registered and the accused boy has been apprehended. We’re questioning him additional,” stated Karan Goel, DCP (west). Police are additionally questioning some pals of the boy, he stated.

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