The Shanti Nagar police in Bhiwandi have arrested a 42-year-old man in connection with the rape and murder of a nine-year-old girl. According to the police, both the victim and the accused lived in the same building. On Thursday, the accused allegedly took the girl to his house, sexually assaulted her, and then strangled her to death.

The police reported that the victim, a nine-year-old girl, lived on the second floor of a rented flat in a three-story building owned by a local villager. She lived with her sister and parents, who worked in the power loom industry. The accused, Abhay Yadav, 42, lived on the third floor in a rented flat. Yadav, who is married with two children, is a native of the area, works in a power loom, and stays alone.