Serial killer of children arrested, bones recovered from 'nullah'

Noida, Uttar Pradesh, Dec 29 (UNI) The police here have arrested a serial killer and later dug out skeletal remains of several children from a 'nullah' in Nithari village area of the city.

City SSP R K S Rathore told UNI that a mobile was seized from the possession of the arrested accused -- 30-year-old Surender.

''Some bones have been recovered from the 'nullah', close to where the accused lived. We are trying to find more details and scanning the drain to find other evidence,'' he added.

A sack containing clothes and slippers of children was also recovered from the place where the killer resided, said Superintendent of Police Soumitra Yadav adding that the entire 'nullah' was being searched.

Police also said that during interrogation, the accused admitted to raping and later killing several girls found missing from the area earlier. He later threw their bodies in the 'nullah'.

Meanwhile, a huge crowd gathered at the 'site' where police were digging out skeletons from the 'nullah' after news spread that the killer involved in the killing of several children had been arrested.

As many as 38 children have been missing in the last one-and-a-half years from the area.

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