'Assumed genitals were chopped off': Raped Delhi teen's body was mistaken for a man's. Then appeared a tattoo
A girl, believed to be 16-year-old, was gang-raped and murdered by a group of four teenagers and her body was found dumped in a field in Delhi.
In a harrowing case of rape and murder, a 16-year-old girl was gang-raped and killed in Delhi, only for her body to initially be mistaken for a man's due to its severely mutilated state. The girl's remains were found in Swaroop Nagar, outer Delhi, with visible skeletal parts and a missing arm. The investigation was complicated by the lack of identification documents from her family and the fact that no missing persons report was filed.
Detectives were initially unsure whether the body belonged to a male or female due to the disfigured abdomen, unrecognizable face, and heavy mud covering. However, a turning point came when an assistant sub-inspector noticed a tattoo of three stars on the left arm of the body. This discovery prompted further consideration that the body might belong to a woman.
Police later found a matching tattoo when they contacted the girl's family in Tri Nagar. Her brother-in-law showed photos, one of which featured the distinctive star tattoo on the left arm. This breakthrough allowed authorities to connect the victim to her family and ultimately apprehend the accused.
The teenager was brutally raped and murdered on September 11, her body discovered two days later. The attackers, consisting of four individuals, left behind visible evidence of their heinous act. A 19-year-old tempo driver and the main accused were arrested, with the latter revealing the identities of his accomplices.
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