The body of an 8-year-old girl was recovered from a pond in Chotobon Gram area on Monday with signs of rape after she was kidnapped from her house in Rajshahi city.
Police recovered her body and arrested a suspect named Palash, son of Md Shahin of Bonogram area of the city.
The deceased, Anika, daughter of Azim Uddin, was kidnapped from her house on Saturday, said Noor Alam, officer-in-charge of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police.
He said they detained and interrogated Palash after the minor’s father filed a general diary.
Police said that the suspect confessed to the crime of killing the girl for ransom.
The body was sent to the morgue of Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital for post-mortem examinations.
The victim’s family was preparing to file a case in this regard, said the OC.
