Mumbai, December 22: In the latest development to the shocking incident, where an uncle had strangled his adopted daughter to death for soiling her clothes, the man was found hanging from a tree on Wednesday. The deceased Prakash Rathod was a real estate agent from Bhyander, he had adopted his brother's daughter a year ago. Mumbai Shocker: Man Murders His Niece For Soiling Clothes, Dumps Body in Plastic Container Filled With Cement.

The body that was discovered of the victim was in a partially decomposed state, which made it evident that he committed the suicide a few days ago, according to a Times of India report.  His wife and her nephew who helped him in disposing of the body were recently arrested in connection with the murder. Police were on a hunt to locate Prakash who was missing ever since the body of the minor girl was found out.

Last year, the accused Prakash Rathod convinced his sister-in-law to allow her daughter to stay with his family after his brother expired and he assured that a better lifestyle would be given to the minor. However, the girl was frequently tortured and made to do all household chores and was not enrolled in school as well.

The girl was finding it very difficult to adjust to the urban lifestyle and ended up frequently urinating and passing stools in her underpants. On the day, when she was murdered the same thing happened, which infuriated her uncle and he punched her on the chest and strangulated her, reportedly killing her.

In order to dispose the body, a plastic drum was purchased and a hole was made in it to pass through a bamboo. Then her dead body was filled inside a nylon bag and dumped in the drum, which was covered with cement and sand mix. They kept the drum at their home for one month, before deciding to dispose of in Kasara ghat.

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