Highly decomposed body, attacked by dogs: How Delhi teen's gangrape and murder came to light
- On Wednesday, Outer North Delhi Police apprehended four individuals—two aged 17, one 16, and one 19—allegedly involved in the gangrape and murder of a 16-year-old girl.
- The incident occurred on the night of September 10 when the victim met her 17-year-old friend, who allegedly called three others to join them before the group sexually assaulted her.
- Investigators traced a tempo using footage from over 50 CCTV cameras near the crime scene, prompting authorities to lodge an FIR under sections 103, 238, 65, and 3 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita , plus Section 6 of the POCSO Act.
- When the girl threatened to file a complaint, the accused allegedly stabbed her to death and dumped her body near bushes; her decomposed remains were discovered on the night of September 12-13.
- Police are awaiting medical and forensic reports to verify claims, with one suspect denying involvement; further investigation is underway to establish the sequence of events and individual roles.
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Delhi HC Adds SC/ST Act Charge Against Accused in Minor's Gang Rape Case, Says Caste Awareness Can Be Inferred from Circumstances
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Delhi High Court has directed the framing of an additional charge under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act against one of the accused in a 2016 case involving the alleged gang rape of a school-going minor, holding that prima facie material showed he was aware of the girl's caste identity. India News | Delhi HC Adds SC/ST Act Charge Against Accused in …
Decomposed body found in open field: 16-year-old gangraped, killed; three minors apprehended
When police received information about a body lying in an open field, a team immediately reached the spot. “The deceased initially could not be identified,” said DCP (Outer north) Lokeshwaran R.
Police have arrested four accused in the brutal rape and murder of a minor girl in Swaroop Nagar, Delhi. The victim was gang-raped and murdered while visiting her boyfriend.
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