A six-year old girl was killed on Wednesday by a young man, who claimed he “loved the girl,” at the T&T Colony in the capital’s Banani.
Tariqul Islam Raju, 20, confessed to the crime after being arrested last night, while the police also found the victim Julekha’s body inside Raju’s house.
Julekha, was the daughter of Jasim Sarkar, a rickshaw-puller and Mamataj Begum, a cleaner of the T&T.
Sub-Inspector Sharifuzzaman of Banani police station said Julekha fell victim to Raju when her parents were away. The child’s body has been sent to the Dhaka Medical College morgue for autopsy, he said.
“Although Raju claimed he strangled the girl to death by a scurf, it would be verified after the autopsy,” the SI said.
Julekha and her parents were tenants of Raju’s family, who owned several other houses in the T&T Colony slum.
“After we arrested Raju, he admitted to the murder of Julekha, saying he had loved the girl. But he killed her as the girl did not agree to his perversion,” said SI Sharifuzzaman, adding that Raju had planned to move the girl’s body at night.
Julekha’s mother Mamataj said when she could not find her daughter, the neighbours informed that Julekha was last seen with Raju.
“When I asked for the whereabouts of my daughter, Raju told me he would give the trace of my daughter if we provided him with Tk100,000 as ransom,” said Mamataj. Raju confessed to the killing after the police was informed, she added.
