Overview
- Bhimrao Prabhakar Kamble’s police custody, which a Pune special court extended to May 14 on Tuesday, keeps him under questioning as officers lock in evidence.
- Two of three boys aged about 10 to 11 gave video statements before a magistrate after telling police they saw the accused lead the child into a cowshed and drive them away by throwing bricks.
- CCTV footage shows the accused taking the girl around 3:15 pm and carrying a snack packet and a bundle, and investigators are reviewing more footage from earlier days to check his movements and any help he may have received.
- The post-mortem found injuries from a hard, blunt object, and police recreated the crime scene on May 5 to confirm the sequence of events.
- A Special Investigation Team is leading the probe, senior lawyer Ajay Misar is serving as Special Public Prosecutor, and the state has ordered a fast-track trial with a chargesheet expected shortly.