New Delhi : A 9-year-old girl was found dead and the body stuffed in a suitcase in the Nehru Vihar area of North East Delhi on Sunday. The incident occurred on Saturday, and the police suspect sexual assault based on initial medical observations.
Girl had gone to visit a relative on Saturday night. However, she did not return home even after two hours. The family then began their search. Someone informed her father that the girl was seen going towards a house. The father found the door to a second-floor flat locked from the outside. He proceeded to break the door and discovered his daughter’s body lying motionless in a suitcase. The girl was naked when found.
The father said When I reached that flat, I broke the lock. Inside, I saw the girl in a suitcase. She was unconscious. I took her to the nursing home right there in the street. My daughter left home to give ice to my relatives who live nearby. When she did not come home after a while, we called the relatives and found that she had never reached there. When I began searching for her, someone told me that she had gone to a flat nearby, and someone had called her inside.
Crime and FSL teams are currently inspecting the spot. CCTV footage from the neighbourhood is being scanned to identify the accused. A case has been registered under sections 103(1)/66/13(2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and 6 POCSO Act at Dayalpur police station. Multiple teams have been deployed to collect the clues and arrest the accused, the police said.
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