A child rape convict who walked out of jail six months ago was arrested on Saturday, for kidnapping, raping and murdering a nine-year-old neighbour and dumping her body in a public toilet septic tank in Vile Parle (W)., Mumbai, India.
Vadivel Devendra alias Gundapp Bhai (35), a history sheeter convicted in 2013 for raping a five-year-old girl in the neighbourhood, was released in 2018 early for good behaviour in jail.
The girl was reported missing on Thursday evening, and the rape-murder came to light when police detained Devendra as CCTV footage from the area showed the Class III girl walking with him.
“She went out to buy tea from a nearby stall for her mother who’s unwell. We started searching for her when she didn’t return for an hour,” her father, a daily wage labourer, told TOI.
As Juhu police launched a search for the girl, Devendra accompanied them in the area.
Meanwhile, some locals told police that Vadivel Devendra, who was with them,…
