UP: Accused held in Lakhimpur Kheri rape, murder case

Police claimed the call detail records of the girl showed she was in frequent touch with the accused over the past few months.

Police said Dilshad admitted that after the girl had come to the market on August 24, he followed her and tried to talk to her. Police claimed that Dilshad admitted that during a heated argument later [at the spot where the body was found], he raped her and then slit her throat.

“Apart from the statement of the accused, the conclusion is also based on scientific evidence such as fingerprints, bloodstained clothes and CCTV footage that has confirmed the crime. A knife has also been recovered based on the information given by him,” said Lakhimpur Kheri SSP Satendra Kumar.