The autopsy report has indicated "asphyxia" as the cause of death of a four-year-old girl, who was allegedly sexually assaulted and murdered in Pune last week, police said on Tuesday (May 5, 2026).
The 65-year-old accused allegedly gagged the victim by stuffing a cloth in her mouth, which led to suffocation, they said.
The accused, who works as a labourer, has a criminal history. He was booked on charges of molestation in 1998 and 2015 and later acquitted in both cases, according to police.