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Police find children's skeletons | Police find children's skeletons |
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Indian police say they have found bags containing the clothes and skeletons of a number of small children near Delhi. | |
They were discovered in Noida, some 20 km (12 miles) from the capital. A search is on for more remains. | |
Noida's police chief, RKS Rathore, told the BBC there were at least four skeletons, possibly many more. | |
The discovery came after a man confessed to killing six children in Noida's Nithari district after sexually abusing them. | |
Parents angered | |
Superintendent Rathor said six children below the age of 12 had gone missing from the Nithari area in the last year. | |
Police control crowds outside the house | |
Police said they initially arrested the man in connection with the murder of a young girl. They say further questioning of the man led to the discovery of the skeletons. | Police said they initially arrested the man in connection with the murder of a young girl. They say further questioning of the man led to the discovery of the skeletons. |
The skeletons were found in the house of a businessman where the suspect worked as a servant. | |
A bulldozer is being used to dig up earth around the property. | |
The news has shocked and angered parents of the missing children. | The news has shocked and angered parents of the missing children. |
Police were deployed to control crowds who tried to storm the house. | |
"My son went missing eight months ago. Police have not told me anything," one parent told the BBC. "But I am fearing the worst." | "My son went missing eight months ago. Police have not told me anything," one parent told the BBC. "But I am fearing the worst." |
Many others told the BBC that they had reported missing children in recent months but that the police had done nothing about it. |