Police officers investigating the gruesome murder of a nine-year-old girl in Gurugram, where a 16-year-old neighbor strangled her and burned her body, said on Wednesday that the suspect had told them that he had at least There are 20 thefts. Desperate to pay off his mounting gambling debts this year.
Meanwhile, the 16-year-old's father has told investigators that he will not hire legal counsel for his son, and is not ready to meet the accused.
Assistant Commissioner of Police Naveen Kumar said Gurugram police officers informed that the accused minor was caught stealing a neighbor's bicycle recently.
“He is a habitual thief, and is often caught stealing money from his parents' wallets and lockers. He also ran away from home when his father failed his maths in his board exams. Tried to reprimand him for his poor performance in studies. During our discussion with him on his studies, he doesn't seem serious about his career and is drawn to gaming,” she said.
Kumar said the boy was under pressure to return the money. ₹20,000 he borrowed from two of his friends, who gave him a deadline of July 1.
The 16-year-old committed the murder on Monday after a nine-year-old girl caught him stealing her mother's jewelery when she allegedly went to her home to help her with her homework, officials said. . He added that he used balls of ground naphthalene to burn the body quickly – a trick he learned from a Hindi true crime TV show to dispose of the body quickly.
Kumar said, “He told us that he was not worried about selling the jewelery to jewelers as he had already identified more than one shop where he believed he had been able to sell the stolen jewellery. Will be done,” said Kumar.
“During the last two days, the boy showed no remorse at all. He said he had committed the murder, and confessed to it. He pleaded guilty to assault and murder before the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB). “Also confessed and narrated the details of how he killed the girl who used to address him as 'bhaya',” he said.
Meanwhile, the accused youth's father was already distraught and unwilling to meet him or help him in any way in his legal defence, Kumar said.
“His father told us that he will not hire a legal counsel to fight his case as he has embarrassed him and he is guilty of what he has done. Both families are in shock except the minor,” he said. said
Investigators said they are also confirming whether the boy also used drugs.
“We are not satisfied with his confession and we are inquiring to know whether he tried to molest the girl or sexually assaulted her,” Kumar said.
The boy will be produced before the JJB on Thursday after the two-day remand ends, police said.
Neighbors of the society said that he did not behave well and often disturbed others. “He did not respect the elders and had many problems and often abused others in the society,” said a neighbour, requesting anonymity.
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