Overview

• On June 1, 18-year-old Arshkrit Singh lured fellow SOL student Mehak Jain to Sanjay Van in Mehrauli, stabbed and strangled her before attempting to set her body on fire.
• Singh was arrested on June 2 after CCTV analysis and a missing-person report led police to trace him and the victim’s remains in the forested area.
• Police have framed him under sections for murder, criminal conspiracy and destruction of evidence following his full confession to the killing.
• Authorities say Singh had stalked Jain for several months, exploiting access to her social-media and email accounts to monitor her movements.
• Delhi Police continue to probe the extent of premeditation by scrutinizing digital footprints, forensic exhibits and witness accounts.