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| India police find child 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | The discovery came after a man confessed to killing six children in Noida's Nithari district after sexually abusing them. |
| Parents angered | Parents angered |
| Superintendent Rathor said six children below the age of 12 had gone missing from the Nithari area in the last year. | Superintendent Rathor said six children below the age of 12 had gone missing from the Nithari area in the last year. |
| The search for bodies will be resumed in the morning | |
| Local people say far more children are missing. | |
| 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. | The skeletons were found in the house of a businessman where the suspect worked as a servant. |
| A bulldozer was deployed 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 sent 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. | Many others told the BBC that they had reported missing children in recent months but that the police had done nothing about it. |