Pune, May 17 -- In a swift response to a crime that sent shockwaves across Maharashtra, the Pune rural police on Saturday evening submitted a 1,200-page chargesheet against the accused, Bhimrao Prabhakar Kamble, 65, in the sexual assault and murder of a three-and-a-half-year-old girl in Nasrapur. The investigation team wrapped up the probe within 15 days of the incident. The chargesheet, backed by extensive technical and forensic evidence, was presented before a special court late Saturday evening, officials said. The investigation, overseen by Sandeep Singh Gill, superintendent of police, Pune rural police, includes statements from over 50 witnesses. Crucially, statements of three children aged 10 to 11 years - who allegedly saw Kamble leading the minor toward the crime scene - were also recorded. The incident occurred on May 1 in Nasrapur, in the Bhor tehsil of Pune district. The girl, who was visiting her grandmother's home for summer vacation, went missing in the afternoon. CCTV footage later showed Kamble luring the girl to a nearby cowshed on the pretext of showing her a newborn calf. He sexually assaulted the child, struck her with a stone, and concealed her body under cow dung. The incident triggered widespread public outrage, prompting protests, local bandhs, and a hours-long blockade on the Pune-Bengaluru highway, with citizens demanding the death penalty for the accused. Following his arrest by the Rajgad police, Kamble has been charged under Section 137(2) (kidnapping), Sections 64 and 65 (rape), Section 103 (murder), Section 74 (assault or criminal force to outrage a woman's modesty), and Section 140(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). Stringent charges under Sections 4, 6, 8, and 12 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act have also been invoked. "We have conducted a meticulous investigation into this deeply sensitive crime to ensure zero loopholes. In line with the directives of the Bombay High Court and under the National Mission for Safety of Women, we will push for this trial to be heard on a day-to-day fast-track basis in the special court," said Gill. "The Pune rural police have compiled a solid repository of scientific and eyewitness evidence in less than a fortnight. Our primary objective is to secure a rapid trial in the special court and the strictest possible punishment for accused," said advocate Ajay Misar, special public prosecutor....