Five-year-old raped, throat slit in Bhubaneswar slum
Bhubaneswar (PTI): A five-year-old girl was allegedly raped and subsequently killed by slitting her throat in a slum in Bhubaneswar, police said on Tuesday.
The incident took place in Kela Sahi in Sundarpada area under the jurisdiction of Airfield Police Station on Monday evening when the girl was alone at her house.
The accused, also a resident of the slum, entered the house, allegedly committed the crime and fled the spot, a police officer said.
In the police complaint, the girl's parents said that after returning from work, they could not find the girl at home and after a frantic search, found her body under the bed.
A nearby shop owner claimed that the girl, along with the accused, had come to his shop to buy chocolate. He said other people also saw the accused enter and exit her house.
Airfield Police Station officer-in-charge Ashok Nayak said a special squad has launched a manhunt to nab the accused.
Nayak said preliminary probe indicates that the accused was alone in committing the crime.
The body was sent for post-mortem examination and a scientific team will collect evidence from the spot, he added.
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Class 12 exam paper 'leak' case: Private tutor among two held, four so far
Nagpur (PTI): A private tuition owner and his aide were arrested in connection with the suspected leak of Physics and Chemistry question papers of class 12 exams being conducted by the Maharashtra board in Nagpur, police said on Monday.
With the arrest of Mustafa Khan Munir Khan (42), who runs a teaching academy in the Mominpura area, and his aide Junaid Mohammad Abdul Javed, the number of people held so far has reached four.
Khan and Javed were remanded to police custody till February 26.
According to police, Khan allegedly shared the Chemistry paper on a WhatsApp group named "Tech 1", and Javed posted the answers. One Nishikant Mool had circulated the leaked content among students of his tuition classes.
The incident came to light on February 18 when a supervisor at St. Ursula High School examination centre spotted the paper on a student's phone.
Police said technical surveillance helped trace the accused. However, the original source of the leak remains unknown and further investigation is underway.
