Yadav, of Gardiya-4 in Kailali, who was made public by police before journalists, said: “She did not surrender as I tried to rape her. She threatened me that she would tell others about what I did to her. And, I throttled her to death.” [break]
Police arrested Yadav on Thursday within hours after Lilawati was found dead in a room at Kankai hotel, Masuriya, Kailali. Yadav said he killed Lilawati Wednesday night.
Yadav had taken Lilawati, a sixth grader at the same school, to the hotel "just to hang out". Since Yadav was Lilawati´s teacher and uncle, her father Mantriram did not prevent her.
Yadav had fled the hotel in the wee hours Thursday on his motorcycle (Se 1 Pa 1775). Police have seized the motorbike. He had left Lilawati´s body covered in a quilt in the room.
The hotel owner who saw Lilawati with Yadav the previous day had asked him about her when he paid off the bill. He lied to the hotel owner, saying she already left the hotel as it was raining and they did not have a raincoat for the two to ride the same bike.
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