The Maharashtra State Commission for Protection of Child Rights on Monday (May 4, 2026) asked the State government to appoint a special public prosecutor in the Nasrapur rape and murder case. It also asked the government to move the case to a fast-track court.
The Nasrapur case pertains to an alleged rape and murder of a four-year-old girl in Pune’s Bhor taluka on May 1. It had led to a night-long protest on the Pune-Bengaluru highway, police baton charge, and a bandh call in the region.
On May 1, a 65-year-old man, identified as Bhimrao Kamble, allegedly took the girl from Nasrapur village to a location where he sexually assaulted her. The police said the accused then killed her and buried the body. The victim’s family and villagers discovered the incident later that day.
The Pune rural police arrested the accused. A court in Shivajinagar remanded him to police custody until May 7. A case has been registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, along with sections on murder and sexual assault.
The Maharashtra State Commission for Protection of Child Rights, on Monday (May 4, 2026), took cognisance of the matter. The Commission’s Chairperson, Adv. Sanjay Puranik, said the incident was unfortunate. He added that the Commission would recommend to the State government that the accused receives maximum punishment under the law, and that the government provides cooperation to the victim’s family. He also said a special public prosecutor should be appointed and the case heard in a fast-track court.
