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Agra Police Kill Suspect in 8-Year-Old’s Murder After Reported Shootout

Investigators now await forensic tests to confirm whether the child was sexually assaulted.

Overview

  • Police say the suspect opened fire Saturday near Bamrauli Katara, and officers shot him and took him to a hospital where he died.
  • The child vanished Tuesday, and relatives later forced open his locked room and found her body hidden in a flour drum or metal box.
  • Sub-Inspector Vishwajeet Rana was shot in the arm during the exchange, according to Deputy Commissioner of Police Syed Ali Abbas.
  • Agra Police had posted a Rs 25,000 reward and formed search teams after he fled, and they say he was trying to reach Firozabad when they closed in.
  • Investigators are testing a vaginal swab to check for sexual assault and are also examining a reported rent dispute and any possible accomplices.