6-Month-Old Infant Found Dead in Indore, Post-Mortem Suggests Rape

Police identified the accused as 21-year-old Sunil Bheel, claiming he was seen in CCTV footage carrying the infant.

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Indore Bar Association decided to not represent any rape accused after an infant under one year of age was found blood-soaked after allegedly being raped in MG Road police station limits, in Indore.

The body of a six-month-old infant was recovered from the basement of a building.

Police identified the accused as 21-year-old Sunil Bheel, claiming that he was seen in CCTV footage, around 4.45 am on Friday, carrying the infant on his shoulder.

Victim's family didn't name the accused as a suspect, who is victim's uncle in relation. Accused had an argument with victim's mother after which he committed the crime, reported ANI.

The postmortem of the infant, which was carried out at the state-run MY Hospital in Indore, suggested that she might have been raped before being killed as her private parts bore an injury mark, a source said.

The body of the infant was recovered from the basement of a commercial building in Rajwada area. The accused, Sunil Bheel, had kidnapped her early morning on Saturday when she was asleep with her parents outside the Rajwada Fort. The accused was sleeping close to the family.

HC Mishra, deputy inspector general of police, Indore

The accused and the infant's parents knew each other and were in the business of selling balloons, Mishra said.

"The accused is seen carrying the infant in CCTV images of around 4:45 am today. He then took her to the basement of the building, some 50 metres away from where the family was sleeping, and her body was recovered in the afternoon," he said.

The infant had an injury on her head. The accused probably threw her to the ground. However, only the post-mortem report will verify if she died due to this or whether she was smothered. We are going to arrest the accused shortly.

HC Mishra

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