New Delhi, June 24 -- A 29-year-old man kidnapped a 10-year-old girl sleeping on the side of the road with her family south Delhi's Chhattarpur area in the early hours of Monday, raped her in the car, before killing and dumping her body in a secluded area, police said on Tuesday. The incident has once again spotlighted the city's dismal track record on sexual crimes against women and children.

The accused, identified as Bashu Kumar Singh, who hails from Bihar's Chhapra and is currently living in Gurugram, was arrested six hours later from Vikaspuri where he was dropping off a passenger. On Tuesday, the accused was injured in a brief exchange of fire with police after he allegedly snatched a policeman's pistol and tried to flee during a s...