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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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
