Kalyan police to file chargesheet in 12-year-old girl’s rape-murder case

The chargesheet in the horrific case of the rape torture and murder of a 12yearold girl in Maharashtrarsquos Thane district will be filed within a week a senior official confirmed on ThursdayAccording to PTI the accused Vishal Gawli allegedly abducted the minor with the assistance of his wife Sakshi Gawli on 23rd December 2024 from the Chakki Naka area of Kalyan where she had been playing outside her homeAs per police reports Vishal Gawli allegedly raped and murdered the girl before he and his wife transported the body in an autorickshaw to Bapgaon on the KalyanPadgha road where they dumped itThe victimrsquos body was discovered the following day on 24th December That same night authorities arrested Sakshi Gawli while her husband was apprehended the next day in Buldhana district PTI reportsVishal Gawli a resident of Kolsewadi in Kalyan tehsil is reportedly married for the third time to Sakshi Gawli who is employed at a bank Both are currently in judicial custodyAccording to PTI Deputy Commissioner of Police Zone III Kalyan Atul Zende told reporters that the investigation is nearing completion and the chargesheet will be filed against the accused within the next seven daysZende emphasised that every effort is being made to ensure a flawless investigation leaving no loopholes that could be exploited in courtAs per PTI reports authorities are in discussions with senior advocate Ujjwal Nikam to further strengthen the case and ensure a watertight prosecution against the accusedKalyan rapemurder case Court remands accused couple in 14day judicial custodyA couple arrested in connection with theKalyan rapemurder case of a girlin Thane district in Maharashtra was on Saturday remanded in judicial custody till January 18 reported the PTIVishal Gawli allegedly abducted the girl with the help of his wife Sakshi Gawli from Chakki Naka area of Kalyan on December 23 when she was playing outside her house He allegedly raped and killed her The couple then took the body in an autorickshaw to Bapgaon on KalyanPadgha road and dumped it there as per policeThe body of the girl was spotted by passersby near the wall of a graveyard in Bapgaon village The body was identified by the girls parents who had lodged a missing person complaint at Kolsewadi police station in KalyanThe couples extended twoday police remand ended on Saturday after which they were produced in the court of District and Additional Sessions Judge VA Patravale in KalyanWhile police sought further remand of three days the court rejected the request Vishal Gawlis lawyer Sanjay Dhanke said according to the PTIDuring the hearing on Saturday the victims lawyers Neeraj Kumar and Sanjay Mishra urged the court to extend Vishal Gawli and Sakshi Gawlis police remand for further probe but Judge Patravale rejected the plea and remanded the two in 14day judicial custody as per the PTIThe duo were sent in judicial custody till January 18The victims lawyer Neeraj Kumar said police have managed to trace Vishal Gawlis mobile phone which the accused had sold to a lodge owner in Shegaon in Buldhana district in Maharashtra for Rs 5000The accused had told police he had disposed of the phone at Kasara Ghat Kumar addedPolice officials said the lodge owner has been contacted to ensure the phone is handed over for probe purposes adding that a motorcycle linked to the crime has also been impoundedSpeaking to reporters later Vishal Gawlis lawyer Dhanke claimed the accuseds family was getting threats from selfproclaimed vigilantes He soughtpoliceprotection for the kin of the couple the news agency reported on Saturdaywith PTI inputs