Delhi horror: 17-year-old sexually assaulted, stabbed to death, body dumped in fields; three minors arrested
Police received information on the morning of September 13 about the body of a minor girl lying in the fields near Kushak Road.
PTC News Desk: A 17-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped and murdered in Delhi’s Swaroop Nagar area. Her body was found in an open field near Kushak Road on September 13. Police have taken four people into custody in connection with the case, including three juveniles aged between 16 and 17.
The fourth accused has been identified as Shivam alias Sudama. Police said the case was solved within 72 hours after investigators examined footage from more than 50 CCTV cameras and tracked the movement of a tempo.
Victim found dead in open fields
Police received information on the morning of September 13 about the body of a minor girl lying in the fields near Kushak Road. Her identity was not known initially.
During the investigation, police found that the girl had allegedly been raped before she was killed. A case was registered under relevant sections for rape and murder, along with Section 6 of the POCSO Act.
Police teams searched the area but initially found no eyewitnesses or people who had seen or heard anything connected to the crime. Investigators then started checking CCTV footage from nearby areas.
A tempo was seen moving through the area in suspicious circumstances. However, its registration number could not initially be identified because of darkness and poor visibility.
Police later tracked the vehicle along its suspected route and examined footage from more than 50 CCTV cameras. The trail eventually led investigators to a tempo parked in Khadda Colony.
Police detained and questioned the tempo driver, after which three juveniles and Shivam alias Sudama were apprehended.
Investigators recovered two knives and blood-stained clothes allegedly worn by the accused at the time of the crime. The tempo was also seized.
Police are questioning all four accused to establish their individual roles in the alleged rape and murder. Investigators are also looking into whether any other person was involved in the crime.