Patna: Police on Friday arrested a man in Supaul district for allegedly murdering a seven-year-old girl by repeatedly attacking her with a hoe over an old enmity.The victim, Preeti Kumari, daughter of Shambhu Shah of Parsarma Ward-8 under Sadar police station area, was killed on Thursday night while returning home with her father after buying milk.According to police, the accused, Raju Shah, a neighbour and distant relative of the girl, attacked her suddenly, causing fatal head injuries. Following the murder, angry villagers set the accused’s house on fire.Sadar SDPO Rajiv Ranjan said the accused had been taken into custody and the body sent for post-mortem examination. An FSL team collected evidence from the crime scene to aid the investigation.
