On Wednesday, Aligarh Police arrested a 17-year-old for the rape and murder of a minor Dalit girl in Akrabad area of Aligarh.
Senior Superintendent of Police, Aligarh, Muniraj G said the accused was in the police custody where he confessed his crime.
According to the police, the accused was watering wheat crop in the afternoon on February 28, when the victim came to the field to collect fodder for her cattles.
The accused has sexually assaulted her after resisting he strangulated her with her own duppatta, then dragged the body to another field.
The postmortem report indicated death by strangulation while injury marks were found on the face, neck and chest of the victim.
Muniraj said the accused will be prosecuted under sections 302 and 376 of the IPC, and relevant sections of the POCSO Act 2012.
We have also added section 201 of the IPC and relevant sections of the SC/ST Act 1989. We will ensure the accused gets the strictest possible punishment, he added.