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Delhi's serial killer attacked 30 children over seven years : Police

by IBNS 21 Jul 2015, 12:09 pm

New Delhi, Jul 21 (IBNS) The serial killer, arrested last week for the murder of a six-year-old girl, has admitted to the police that he sexually assaulted as many as 30 children.

Media reports said Ravindra Kumar, 24, told police after his arrest on July 15 that Only four of his victims survived.

"He has admitted to raping and abusing more than 30 children and murdering most of them," NDTV quoted a senior police officer as saying. 

The police officer reportedly said Kumar has been committing such crimes from 2008. 

The police say they have corroborated 11 cases so far after verifying records from local police stations.

Kumar had earlier confessed to abusing and assaulting children in Badayun, Aligarh, Noida and Delhi.

"I used to drink and commit this crime... I felt bad but the next time I drank I did it again," he said, blaming alcohol for his actions.

Asked why he murdered the children, Kumar told NDTV, "They made too much noise. Also I wanted them to keep their silence."