Maharashtra Shocker! 19-yr-old lures 9-yr-old boy with toy, rapes him inside graveyard, strangles him when he started shouting

Mumbai: A 19-year-old boy had confessed to raping and killing a nine-year-old boy in an isolated spot in a city graveyard, police said here on Friday.

The accused, who was arrested by police on Wednesday based upon the CCTV footage, had the previous day lured the victim to an isolated spot near the graveyard under the pretext of offering him toys and food before raping him, said the police.

When the victim started shouting, the accused allegedly assaulted him and strangled him before fleeing the scene.

The police said the accused, a native of Bihar who works at a godown near the graveyard, was tracked down by police based on CCTV footage.

During the investigation, the accused confessed to the crime, and we have recovered his clothes and various other things related to the crime, police further said.