A physical trainer and instructor was arrested for allegedly raping and killing a Dalit girl in the hostel of their college in Bikaner district.
The body of the 17-year-old girl was found in a water tank on Tuesday morning following which her parents lodged a complaint against trainer Vijendra Singh accusing him of raping and killing the girl, police said.
The accused was arrested on Wednesday and under police custody, the police said.
“It was alleged that the girl was raped in the hostel room of Vijendra on Monday night and later her body was found in the tank. She was pursuing BSTC (a course to become a teacher) from the private college in Nokha,” the police said.
The girl’s father alleged that she was raped by the accused when she has gone to his room to clean it.
Victim’s father told that there were only four girls in the hostel as most of them had gone to their homes for Holi and were yet to join back. She was asked by the hostel warden to go and clean the PTI’s room.
The victim’s father also claimed that she has told him about the rape on March 28 evening, a day before she was found dead.
The police have registered a case of murder and rape based on their complaint. The college however claims she committed suicide.
