Maharashtra jailbird on parole kidnaps, rapes and kills 3-year-old girl

In a shocking incident a convict out on parole kidnapped raped and murdered a 3yearold minor tribal girl in the Pen town police said here on WednesdayThe incident led to an uproar in Pen and surrounding tribal areas which observed a spontaneous shutdown and locals took out a protest mark to the Pen Police Station demanding the most stringent punishment for the accusedRattled by the developments senior police officials rushed to Pen while Nationalist Congress Partys Minister of State for Industry Aditi Tatkare took stock of the situationThis evening Tatkare who hails from Raigad said that the case will be transferred to a fast track court to ensure justice for the victim and her familyAccording to Pen Police Station official K P Pawar around 11 pm on Tuesday the accused Adesh Madhukar Patil 32 was passing by the small tribal hamlet in Vadgaon on the outskirts of the townThere he saw the minor girl and her parents sleeping outside their dwelling and he quietly picked her up and ran awayAround a couple of hours later the parents who work as labourers suddenly woke up to discover the child was missing and started a search for her around 3 am on WednesdayA short distance away the search party saw Patil attempting to dispose of the victims body and they gave a chase but he managed to escape their clutchesThe brutalised girl was rushed to a government hospital but declared dead on arrival and an autopsy later revealed rape and murder said PawarPolice teams went on a search for him and finally picked him up from his hideout this morning He was brought to the police station and placed under arrest this evening He will be produced before a magistrate court tomorrow Pawar told IANSPatil belonging to the Gagode village nearby had been convicted in a rape case a few years ago and was undergoing his punishment at Alibaug JailHe was granted parole recently but outside he committed three serious crimes of kidnapping rape and murder which could attract the capital punishment even as Pen residents have announced another shutdown and procession on ThursdayKeep scrolling to read more newsCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates MidDay is now on Telegram Click here to join our channel middayinfomedialtd and stay updated with the latest newsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever