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| Scrap dealer held in Milly probe | |
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| A scrap dealer has been arrested in connection with the police investigation into the murder of schoolgirl Milly Dowler. | |
| The man, 40, of West London, was arrested by Surrey Police at 0930 GMT on suspicion of assisting an offender. | |
| He is understood to be Nirmal Gharu, who was interviewed by police on 4 August about the disposal of a Daewoo Nexia car possibly linked to the case. | |
| Milly, 13, disappeared in March 2002 on the way home from her school in Surrey. | Milly, 13, disappeared in March 2002 on the way home from her school in Surrey. |
| Her body was found in September 2002, 25 miles away on Yateley Heath, Hampshire. Her remains were identified using dental records. | Her body was found in September 2002, 25 miles away on Yateley Heath, Hampshire. Her remains were identified using dental records. |
| Surrey Police said the arrested man voluntarily went to the police station. | |
| In August, Mr Gharu was released after questioning over the disposal of the car, which had been stolen from a car park in west London. | |
| Prime suspect | |
| It emerged that detectives investigating Milly's murder obtained new evidence, which cannot be disclosed for legal reasons, last December. | |
| The prime suspect in Milly's murder is 41-year-old Levi Bellfield. | The prime suspect in Milly's murder is 41-year-old Levi Bellfield. |
| The red Daewoo Nexia seen on CCTV has never been found | The red Daewoo Nexia seen on CCTV has never been found |
| The former bouncer is serving a whole-life sentence for killing two women - students Marsha McDonnell, 19, and 22-year-old Amelie Delagrange. | The former bouncer is serving a whole-life sentence for killing two women - students Marsha McDonnell, 19, and 22-year-old Amelie Delagrange. |
| Bellfield admitted in a newspaper interview he drove the car seen on CCTV at the time Milly disappeared, but said he was transporting building materials. | Bellfield admitted in a newspaper interview he drove the car seen on CCTV at the time Milly disappeared, but said he was transporting building materials. |
| Officers have been trying to build a case against him. | Officers have been trying to build a case against him. |
| In August, the Crown Prosecution Service was handed a dossier of circumstantial evidence against Bellfield and is still considering whether to charge him with Milly's murder. | In August, the Crown Prosecution Service was handed a dossier of circumstantial evidence against Bellfield and is still considering whether to charge him with Milly's murder. |
| Lake search | Lake search |
| Police had appealed for help in tracing the red Daewoo Nexia believed have been used to transport her body. | Police had appealed for help in tracing the red Daewoo Nexia believed have been used to transport her body. |
| Following a tip-off they searched Bedfont Lakes, near Heathrow, on 6 October. | Following a tip-off they searched Bedfont Lakes, near Heathrow, on 6 October. |
| Milly phoned her father on 21 March 2002 to say she would be home in 30 minutes. | Milly phoned her father on 21 March 2002 to say she would be home in 30 minutes. |
| But she vanished near Walton-on-Thames railway station that afternoon, triggering a UK-wide search. | But she vanished near Walton-on-Thames railway station that afternoon, triggering a UK-wide search. |
| The day before she disappeared, a 12-year-old girl reported being offered a lift by man in a similar car in Shepperton, Walton-on-Thames. | The day before she disappeared, a 12-year-old girl reported being offered a lift by man in a similar car in Shepperton, Walton-on-Thames. |