Overview
- Police say a severely decomposed body of a 17-year-old was found near Kushak Road in Swaroop Nagar on September 13 and officials now allege she was gang-raped, stabbed and dumped in a field.
- Investigators reviewed footage from more than 50 CCTV cameras, tracked a tempo’s movements and carried out a night operation that led them to the vehicle and suspects.
- Delhi Police arrested four people in connection with the case, including one adult identified as 19-year-old Shivam (aliases Sudama/Chuchu) and three juveniles aged 16 and 17, and recovered two knives, clothing and the tempo.
- Authorities registered a case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act and the involvement of minors means juvenile justice rules will shape prosecution and sentencing.
- Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi publicly blamed the Union Home Ministry and Delhi Police for lapses and demanded immediate arrests and accountability, a response that is likely to increase political pressure on law enforcement and the ministry.