The body of the 16-year-old had decomposed to such an extent that its gender could not be immediately ascertained, the police said.
Updated: September 18, 2026, 11:07 AM IST
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Delhi gang rape-murder: Police arrest four accused, including three minors; mutilated body found in the field (File)
The Delhi Police have arrested four accused, including three minors, in the case of gang rape and murder of a teenage girl in Swaroop Nagar area of Outer DelhiIt has also recovered two knives, the clothes worn at the time of the crime, and the tempoInitially, the body was identified as a woman, but later, it was revealed that the deceased was a minor.
Police examined CCTV footage
According to Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Lokesh Varan, police examined CCTV footage from the scene and surrounding roadsOver 50 CCTV footage showed the movement of a suspicious tempo near the scene.
According to police, the tempo’s number plate was unclear due to darknessPolice then combined footage from different cameras to trace the tempo’s route.
On the night of September 15, the tempo was found parked in Khadda ColonyThe driver was identified and questionedSubsequently, the police arrested four accused, including three minors.
Police claim that one of the accused was the alleged boyfriend of the teenager and that he and his friends first drank alcohol and then gang-raped the girlThe accused feared that the girl might complain about the incidentConsequently, they stabbed her to death.
Body found mutilated in an open field
On the morning of September 13, police from Swaroop Nagar police station found a mutilated body in an open field near Jaipal Rana’s farm near the red boundary on Kushak RoadThe body had been eaten by animalsDue to this, the police were unable to identify the deceased.
Crime and forensic teams investigated the scene, collected necessary evidence, and sent the body for a postmortemThe deceased was later identified as a womanHowever, further identification revealed that the deceased was a teenager.
