An Indian sweet shop worker has been accused of raping his boss’s four-year-old daughter before knifing her to death.
A man called Virender, 24, is accused of murdering the child at his home and attempting to cover his tracks by hiding her corpse in a container at his mother’s house.
According to police, Virender – also known as Bholu – then calmly returned to work.
Chilling CCTV footage allegedly shows Virender and the girl walking away from the shop where he worked in Asaoti, around 50 miles from New Delhi, in the north Indian state of Haryana.
Chilling CCTV footage shows Virender, 24, apparently leading the girl away from a shop where he worked in Asaoti, around 50 miles from New Delhi
Virender, who had worked for the family for nine years, can be seen apparently leading the girl from the sweet shop on Thursday afternoon.
When the missing girl’s parents raised the alarm later that evening, Bholu volunteered to help search for her.
But suspicion fell on him when a neighbour said they recalled seeing Bholu walking with the girl and told her parents.
The search party descended on his home and following a confrontation with his mother made the gruesome discovery, according to reports.
A medical examination confirmed the child had been raped before being killed.
The girl’s father told reporters Virender had allegedly played along with the search, saying he wanted the attacker to hang for the murder of his daughter.

Investigators pictured holding the girl’s body. It is alleged that Virender knifed the child to death at his home and attempted to cover his tracks by hiding her corpse in a container
Bholu, who is married, has been arrested and is being questioned by police.
Police officer Devender Singh said the accused man was arrested under child protection and sexual offences legislation.
He said the force was using CCTV video, forensic evidence and eyewitness accounts.
The issue of rape and child rape in India has made international headlines.
According to the latest crime figures, of rapes reported in 2016, 13 percent of the victims were aged 11 or younger, and in 94.6 of these cases the offenders knew their victims.