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Two main accused in Dalit girl rape, murder case arrested

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Press Trust of India Etah
The two main accused, who were evading arrest in connection with rape and murder of a Dalit woman, were nabbed by police in Jalesar here, officials said today.

The young Dalit woman was raped and murdered allegedly by four persons in village Khojpur Kotwali in Jalesar on April 24, after which they hanged her body from a tree, police said.

The arrested accused -- Praveen and Kailash -- were named in an FIR lodged with Jalesar Kotwali. Later, both of them went into hiding, police said.

While the duo were arrested yesterday, the other two accused wanted in connection with the case have been nabbed by the police earlier, they said.
 

The locals have been demanding immediate arrest of the accused since the incident.

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First Published: Jul 07 2015 | 1:07 PM IST

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