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Police investigating the past activities of the accused in Aastha Kunj Park
Police are now investigating the past activities of the accused in the alleged gang rape of a 17-year-old girl in Aastha Kunj Park in Delhi’s Kalkaji area. Investigating agencies are trying to find out whether the three accused had previously tried to harass or target visitors to the park, especially young couples.
According to sources, information has emerged about the regular movement of the accused in the park. Local people and park employees are also being questioned to find out how the accused used to roam around the park earlier and in which areas they used to spend most of their time.
An important aspect of the investigation is whether any complaint regarding any previous incident had reached the police or not. According to officials, no concrete conclusion has been reached in this direction yet and information related to old cases is being verified.
Police suspect they were looking for a vulnerable target in advance.
The police are also investigating whether the Monday evening incident occurred suddenly or whether the accused had planned to target someone in advance. According to the police, before the incident, the three accused were roaming in the park and later they came to know about the teenager and her friend.
According to sources, the three men threatened the teenager and her friend by claiming to be police officers. After this, both of them were separated, and the teenager was taken to a deserted part of the park. Police have arrested three accused in the case.
However, investigation is still going on regarding the intention of the accused and the entire circumstances of the incident. The police are also looking at old CCTV footage, information from local people and other evidence related to the activities of the accused.
Investigations are also underway in secluded and dark areas of the park.
Questions are also being raised about the security arrangements at Aastha Kunj Park. According to reports, problems like lighting issues and limited monitoring have been reported in some parts of the park. The police are also investigating whether the accused took advantage of these circumstances.
Investigating officers have collected information from visitors and staff at the park. CCTV footage from the roads and entry-exit points around the park has also been examined.
Police say the CCTV system inside the park was not fully functional, so footage and first-hand information from the surrounding areas became crucial in the investigation.
Police are gathering information about the three accused’s movements in the park.
According to police, the accused were familiar with Aastha Kunj Park. The investigation also revealed that both the brothers used to visit the park. Officials have launched an inquiry to find out who they were in contact with and at what time they visited the park.
During interrogation of local people and park staff, some people have said that they had seen the accused before. However, the police are independently verifying these claims and no final conclusion has been given yet linking any old case to this incident.
The investigation aims to find out whether Monday’s incident was the first such incident or there was any previous pattern of activities of the accused. For this, the police is gathering information at the local level.
CCTV footage and information from local residents are revealing clues to the investigation.
Following the incident, police examined CCTV footage from within the park and surrounding areas. Since some of the park’s cameras were not working, investigators were able to trace the accused’s movements from nearby roads and other cameras.
The description and identification of the accused given by the teenager and her friend also proved to be important for the police. According to the investigating officers, on the basis of this information, the search for the accused was furthered and all three were arrested.
After the incident, the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi has also given instructions to conduct a security audit of all the parks in the capital.
Questions have also been raised about the security arrangements at Aastha Kunj Park.
Now the police is investigating his past activities, phone related information and movements before and after the incident. The information obtained from forensic investigation will also be included in the further action of the case.
Following the incident, discussions have intensified about the security arrangements at Aastha Kunj Park. Questions have been raised about the availability of adequate lighting, CCTV, patrolling and security personnel in the park. After the incident, the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi has also given instructions to conduct security audit of all the parks in the capital.
In this audit, the condition of lighting, security arrangements, cleanliness and police patrolling of the parks is to be reviewed. The concerned agencies have been asked to prepare the report within the stipulated time.
Have similar incidents occurred before? The police are seeking answers.
The Aastha Kunj case has also raised the question of how to strengthen security arrangements in large and densely populated parks during the evening hours. Further action by the administration can be decided based on the security audit report.
The investigation into the Kalkaji case is no longer limited to Monday’s incident. The police are trying to find out whether the three accused have had any role in such activities in the past. At present, information related to old cases is being confirmed.
Investigating agencies are gathering information from local people, park staff and surrounding areas. The past activities of the accused were ascertained through CCTV footage and other technical investigations.
