BHIWANDI: A 32-year-old powerloom employee who allegedly raped and murdered a six-year-old woman in Bhiwandi in 2023 and fled from a court docket two months in the past struck as soon as once more barely 2km away on Wednesday.He allegedly raped and strangled a seven-year-old neighbour, left the physique in a gunny sack and fled. He was caught the identical evening whereas attempting to flee to his hometown in Bihar’s Madhubani.The kid bore scratch marks on a number of physique elements, resulting in suspicion that she had fought again. The suspect was produced earlier than a court docket, which remanded him in eight days of police custody.Police stated that motion can be taken in opposition to proprietor of the home who rented it out to the accused with out duly notifying police.Police stated the suspect had moved into the home subsequent to the seven-year-old’s residence simply three days prior. Wednesday, when the kid stepped out to make use of a public rest room, he allegedly lured her with meals, took her into his home, raped and strangled her, and escaped.The crime’s similarities with a Sept 2023 rape-murder case prompted police present that suspect’s photograph to the dad and mom, who recognized him because the neighbour in whose home their daughter’s physique was discovered.Police are ascertaining if he dedicated another crime throughout this era.The woman’s dad and mom questioned how such a harmful legal simply escaped from custody and got here again to the town to strike once more.