Kanpur, Nov. 3 -- The police arrested the main accused in the rape and murder of a three-year-old girl in Muskara village in Hamirpur after an encounter in which he was shot in both legs late Sunday night. Also, a bulldozer was deployed to demolish the boundary wall and gate of his brother-in-law's house amid public outrage over the crime on Monday.

The accused, identified as Heeralal, 35, allegedly opened fire on a police team with a country-made pistol when he was taken to the crime scene late on Sunday night for evidence collection. Police retaliated, shooting him in both legs. He was initially taken to the Muskara community health centre and later shifted to the district hospital.

Additional SP, Hamirpur, AK Verma said an FIR had be...