Police Shoot Dead Man Accused of Killing Five-Year-Old in Hubballi

Tragic Incident in Karnataka

The Accused and the Incident

Ritesh Kumar, a migrant laborer from Bihar, was accused of killing a five-year-old girl in Hubballi, Karnataka. The police tracked him down, but he was allegedly shot while trying to escape. He later succumbed to his injuries at Karnataka Medical College and Research Institute in Hubballi.

Police Investigation and Actions

• The police had formed five teams to investigate the child’s alleged murder.
• Her parents reported that she may have been abducted and killed by an unknown person.
• On Sunday morning, Kumar allegedly lured the child with chocolates while she was playing outside her mother’s workplace.
• When the mother noticed her daughter was missing, she raised an alarm, and residents joined the search.
• The girl’s body was found in a secluded area of Adhyapaka Nagar in Hubballi.
• The body was sent to Karnataka Medical College and Research Centre Hospital for an autopsy.

Suspected Rape and Murder

The police suspect that the girl was raped before she was murdered, but they are awaiting confirmation from the autopsy report.