The 11-year-old girl went missing on October 18 when she had gone to graze her cattle in Tilhar area and two days later her body was found buried in a field, they said.
On the basis of investigation, police today arrested Chandrahas alias Guddu from Dariabazar and recovered blood- stained clothes allegedly of the victim, they said.
During interrogation Guddu told police that he killed the girl after failing to rape her, they said.
