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Delhi Crime: The girl had gone to visit a friend, and her body was later found in a field
A case of alleged rape and murder of a 16-year-old girl has come to light in Delhi’s Swaroop Nagar area. According to the police, four juvenile accused have been arrested in this Delhi Crime case, including three minors. One accused, a 19-year-old, has been arrested, while the remaining three have been detained.
According to initial police investigation, the teenager knew a 17-year-old accused and had gone to meet him. According to investigators, the accused then called his friends and the incident took a serious turn. Police have started investigation in the case under charges of murder, rape and destruction of evidence.
The body of the teenager was recovered from an open field near Kushak Road in Swaroop Nagar. The police further investigated the case based on the identification of the body and the post-mortem report.
The teenager had gone to meet the accused on September 10th.
According to the investigation, the teenager had gone to meet a 17-year-old boy she knew on the evening of September 10th. Police say that after this meeting she came in contact with the accused. The police are collecting various evidence regarding the events that followed.
Police said that the role of three other acquaintances of the accused boy has also come to light in the case. All four have been taken into custody and are being interrogated.
The police are now trying to find out how the events unfolded after the meeting and what was the role of each accused. According to officials, the investigation is still ongoing.
A body was found in a field on September 13th.
On September 13th, police received information about a body lying in an open field in Swaroop Nagar. After this, the team reached the spot and started investigation. Based on the condition of the body and the facts revealed in the post-mortem, the police registered a criminal case.
Investigation revealed that after the incident, an attempt was made to hide the body in the field. The police started scanning the footage of CCTV cameras installed in the surrounding area.
According to the police, footage from more than 50 CCTV cameras around the incident site was examined. Meanwhile, the activities of a tempo came to the notice of the investigators, which helped in reaching the accused.
CCTV footage led police to the accused.
Investigators pieced together footage from CCTV cameras around the crime scene and traced the movement of a vehicle. The vehicle number was not clearly visible in the initial footage, but it was identified by combining recordings from different cameras.
Police questioned the driver of the vehicle. During investigation, it was revealed that his 17-year-old brother often used that tempo. After this the police started searching for the suspicious youths.
According to the police, all four accused were later caught from Khadda Colony in Swaroop Nagar. Further investigation is underway to confirm his role and the sequence of events.
Four accused are in custody, three are minors.
19-year-old Shivam Ganesh has been arrested in the case. Three minors have also been detained along with him. Police said the three were between 16 and 17 years old.
Along with interrogating the accused, the police have also investigated the incident site and the places associated with them. Physical and forensic evidence related to the case has been preserved.
Police say the individual role of each accused and all aspects related to the incident are being verified during the investigation. The charges against any accused have not yet been proved in the court.
Forensic investigation and post-mortem report also under scrutiny
Police have preserved evidence related to the case for forensic examination. According to officials, the findings from the post-mortem and technical investigation will be examined along with the statements of the accused and CCTV footage.
An important part of the investigation is to determine who were present during the incident and what role each accused played. Police are also investigating the possible involvement of another person.
According to Delhi Police, further legal action will be taken after assembling the entire case and examining the available evidence.
The investigation is ongoing, with police gathering all the information.
This case in Swarup Nagar involves events that occurred after the teenager went to meet an acquaintance. The police have detained four accused and are carrying forward the investigation based on technical and forensic evidence, including CCTV footage.
According to the police, the role of the accused, movement of the vehicle and other available evidence are being investigated to fully understand the sequence of events. More facts are likely to emerge in the case.
At present, all four accused are in police custody and the investigation is ongoing. The legal status of the case will become completely clear only after the court proceedings and investigation findings.
