IDUKKI: The girl’s brother said Arjun, the accused in the case of rape and murder of a six-year-old girl in Vandiperiyar, forced to retract his statement. He revealed this to a media.

Arjun was scared when the police summoned him for interrogation. The girl’s brother said that the accused expressed confidence that no matter how hard the police tried, they would not find any evidence. 'On the day of the incident, the online class had started. At that time Ashok came for a haircut. His sister was watching TV then. I went out with water, comb, scissors, etc. Sujin and Arjun came with us. Arjun later sent Sujin to pluck passion fruit.

When Sujin came back, Arjun went inside with the passion fruit. No sound was heard afterwards. The class ended at half past three. The hair cut was about to get over. Arjun, who had been missing for a long time, came back then. Arjun forced to say that the four were together till the online class ended. He also asked not to tell the police about the passion fruit.

Heard Arjun telling someone that there was no evidence. Asked about the nails on my sister's body. When said got hair from the girl’s body, Arjun showed his hand saying that he has nail on his hand. Arjun was shivering when asked for a haircut and to clip nails. He was standing on the side biting his finger', said the girl’s brother.