Six-year-old Minor Girl Choked To Death By School Principal In Gujarat

Dahod: A school principal has been arrested in an attempt to rape case and killing of six-year-old minor girl in Gujarat ’s Dahod, police said on Tuesday.

The accused identified as Govind Natt (55) choked the girl to death while she was resisting sexual assault attempts. Later, the accused dumped the body of a minor in the premises of the school.   

The post-mortem report has also confirmed that the minor girl was suffocated to death.

Minor Choked To Death In Gujarat

Highlighting the details of the case, police said that the girl used to go with the Principal to school everyday, however on the day of committing the crime, the accused took the girl to some other location and did not reach the school. 

According to the police, the principal tried to sexually assault the girl while both were on their way to school, but when the girl resisted and started shouting, the accused abandoned the plan to continue.

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Days after the girl went missing, the police questioned the Principal, who claimed he had dropped her off at school. However, upon investigation and tracing of his mobile location, the police found that his statements were inconsistent with the actual facts.

"He picked up the girl from her home at around 10.20 am. Her mother helped her get into the principal's car and saw her off. But she never reached the school. The school's students and teachers confirmed this. On the way to school, the principal tried to sexually assault her, and she started shouting," police said. 

“Principal choked the girl to stop her from shouting,” an official said. 

Principal confessed to his crime and a case has been registered in the matter, police said.