Man arrested for murdering niece

New Delhi: A 22-year-old man was arrested in the national capital for allegedly bludgeoning his niece after the victim saw him with her mother in a compromising
position, police said here on Tuesday. Babu Mandal was caught on Monday, hours after the body of Rinku Mandal (10) was recovered from bushes in Neb Sarai locality. The
Mandal family and some relatives including the accused lived in a rented room in Neb Sarai. "Babu bore multiple scratches on his face, neck and body. Police got him
forensically examined to know the cause and time of the injuries which appeared to be caused by finger nails. After thorough questioning, he broke down and confessed to the
crime," the deputy commissioner of police (south), Mr H.G.S. Dhaliwal said. According to Mr Dhaliwal, Babu was having an affair with the victim's mother Ruma and she had seen the two in a compromising position a few nights ago. "Ruma left the scene on being seen by her daughter and Babu caught the girl and repeatedly requested her not to divulge the matter to her father. She refused and he then forcibly took her to bushes and bludgeoned her," he said. In order to mislead the police, Babu allegedly took off the underwear of the victim to give an impression of sexual assault as the motive behind the murder.