Dhaka, May 21 -- The prime suspect in the brutal murder of an eight-year-old schoolgirl in Dhaka's Pallabi area after rape confessed before a court on Wednesday to his involvement in the incident.

Sohel Rana, 32, made a confessional statement before Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Aminul Islam Junaid after investigating officer (IO) of the case filed over the murder - Sub-Inspector Wahiduzzaman of Pallabi Police Station - produced him before the court.

The court later ordered him to be sent to jail.

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Sohel's wife Swapna Akter was also sent to prison by Metropolitan Magistrate Ashraful Haq following a police plea.

According to the IO, Sohel gave details of how he raped and killed the child.

The vic...