Archive · 19 Aug 2026
Nine-Year-Old Girl Allegedly Raped, Strangled in Pune Village
Police in Pune district are investigating the alleged rape and killing of a nine-and-a-half-year-old girl.
Police say a 25-year-old neighbour offered her guavas and took her to a field.
The field was about 1.5 kilometres from her village.
Police allege that she was sexually assaulted and strangled there.
Her family noticed she was missing and called the police in the evening.
Officers questioned people nearby and arrested the neighbour.
Police say he confessed, but the allegations will be addressed through the legal process.
Villagers are angry and want strict punishment and stronger police presence.
Police arrested a 25-year-old neighbour after a nine-and-a-half-year-old girl was found dead in Pimpalwandi village, Pune district.
Police allege the man lured the girl about 1.5 kilometres from the village by offering her guavas.
The girl was allegedly sexually assaulted and strangled in or near a sugarcane field beside a water stream or canal.
Her family reported her missing at about 6 pm after failing to find her, prompting a police search.
The accused was remanded to 13 days of police custody, and police said a chargesheet would be filed within 15 days.
- Who
- A nine-and-a-half-year-old girl died, and police arrested her 25-year-old neighbour, a farm labourer, in connection with the case.
- What
- Police allege that the neighbour lured, sexually assaulted and strangled the girl.
- When
- The second report places the incident at about 2 pm on Tuesday; the first report contains conflicting references to Tuesday and Wednesday. The family contacted police at about 6 pm.
- Where
- Pimpalwandi village in Junnar tehsil, Pune district, Maharashtra; the alleged crime occurred about 1.5 kilometres from the village in or near a sugarcane field beside a water stream or canal.
- Why
- Police allege that the accused took the girl away by offering her guavas. No further motive has been stated.
Police investigation
Villagers' concerns
Accountability and response
Police investigation
Police said they arrested the accused, recovered the body based on information from his interrogation, were conducting a speedy investigation and would file a chargesheet within 15 days.
Villagers' concerns
Villagers demanded strict punishment for the accused and raised concerns about police presence in the area.
- Victim
- A nine-and-a-half-year-old local-school student
- Accused
- A 25-year-old neighbour and farm labourer
- Alleged location
- A sugarcane field about 1.5 kilometres from Pimpalwandi village, beside a water stream or small canal
- Police action
- The accused was arrested after local residents were questioned and was remanded to 13 days of Pune Rural police custody
- Initial case
- A kidnapping case was initially registered under Section 137 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
- Additional charges
- Police added BNS Sections 103 and 65 and four provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act
- Police commitment
- Pune Rural Superintendent of Police Sandeep Singh Gill said a chargesheet would be filed within 15 days
