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Missing 4-Year-Old Found Dead in Northwest Delhi Drain After Three-Day Search

Police cite preliminary signs of drowning pending forensic confirmation.

Overview

  • The child's mother filed a missing-person complaint at Prem Nagar on January 9, leading to an FIR and an intensive search.
  • On January 12, during a search with the parents, police found the girl submerged in a drain near Dhruv Picket in Vidyapati Nagar.
  • She was taken to Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital, where doctors declared her brought dead, and the body was moved to the mortuary.
  • A mobile crime team and the Rohini FSL examined the scene, documented evidence, and collected samples for analysis.
  • Initial checks found no external injuries, and investigators are reviewing CCTV footage and questioning relatives and neighbors as they probe an apparent drowning.