In the gang-rape and murder case of a 16-year-old girl, whose body was discovered in an open field in Swaroop, Delhi, authorities are preparing to file the charge-sheet within the next week. This information was confirmed by two police officers on Saturday. The girl’s mutilated body was found on Sunday, September 13, prompting widespread outrage and calls for justice.
the three minors were apprehended and produced before the juvenile justice board, which sent them to a correction home for boys, police said While the 19-year-old was arrested and sent to judicial custody on Friday.
Charges Expected in Gang-Rape Case Involving Juveniles
Authorities are preparing a comprehensive charge-sheet to be submitted within a week regarding the gang-rape of a young girl, which occurred in the early hours of September 11. The police intend to request that the three alleged juvenile suspects, aged 16 and 17, be tried as adults due to the severity of the crime.
The victim was reportedly gang-raped, stabbed multiple times, and her body was abandoned in an open field near Kushak Road. Two days later, her mutilated body was discovered, showing signs of animal mauling and severe decomposition, including the absence of her right hand and significant disfigurement of her face and abdomen. A tattoo of three stars on her left arm aided investigators in identifying her.
To establish her exact age, a bone ossification test will be conducted, as her family has been unable to provide any documentation of her birth or education. Notably, her family did not file a missing persons report despite her absence since the night of September 10.
An application in the concerned Delhi court will also be moved, requesting that the three alleged juvenile accused, apprehended in the case along with their 19-year-old friend, be tried as adults for the crime, the officers said. On Thursday, deputy commissioner of police (outer-north) Shobhit D Saksena announced that the mutilated body discovered on September 13 was that of a 16-year-old girl, who was stabbed to death after being gang-raped. The blind case was solved through technical investigation, which included scanning over 50 CCTV cameras that showed a goods vehicle near the field where the body was found.
