A notorious criminal on parole was arrested by the police on charges of abduction, rape and murder of a minor in Shirdi.

Sunil Salve alias Pappu, 32, who is serving a sentence for charges of abduction, rape and murder and who was out on parole from the central jail, was arrested by the Manmad and Ahemdnagar police in Manmad on Friday, for alleged abduction, rape and murder of a minor.

On December 28 last year, the family of the victim had filed a case of abduction and named Pappu Salve as the accused. “He was arrested in Manmad on Friday, after which we traced the body of the girl,” stated Sunita Thakare, additional superintendent of police, Ahemednagar.

The victim and the accused were neighbours since Salve had come to reside in Shirdi 7-8 months back. After the girl, a nine-year-old, went missing, the family filed a complaint with Shirdi police.

Salve has charges of abduction, rape and murder of minors with many police stations, including those of Ambad in Nashik, Nashik Road and Sinnar. In one of the cases, he was sentenced to life imprisonment. However, after an appeal in the higher court the sentence was reduced to a 10-year rigorous term. He was out of jail on parole.

The decomposed body of the girl was found about a kilometer away from the Shirdi railway station.

“Salve has been booked for abduction, rape and murder of the minor in Shirdi and we will take efforts to see that the case is carried out in a fast-track court,” said additional SP Thakare.