Went to see ‘friend’, gang-raped, stabbed over 6 times: Teen found dead in Delhi
One accused, a 17-year-old boy, appeared to be the victim’s “friend” whom she had gone to meet, investigators said. The other accused were the boy's friends.
A 16-year-old girl was brutally gang-raped and murdered by a group of four teenagers in Delhi, her body found decomposed in a field. The alleged attacker was her "friend" - a 17-year-old boy. The other three accused were his friends. The crime likely occurred on Friday, with the victim's body discovered on Sunday after locals noticed animals attacking it.
Police received information about the body being found and apprehended the accused within a week. The girl, a school dropout, had moved to Swaroop Nagar, a suburb of Delhi, a few years ago to find employment for her parents. She was last seen on Saturday night, with no one reporting her presence. CCTV cameras were scrutinized, revealing four young boys inside a tempo near the crime scene, which were later identified and apprehended.
The accused have confessed to the crime, stating that the victim threatened to report the rape after the initial rape occurred while she was meeting the 17-year-old. They then stabbed her more than six times before attempting to hide her body in the field.
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