Three days after the reported rape and murder of a nine-year-old girl in the Dayalpur area of northeast Delhi, a 28-year-old man was apprehended on Tuesday after a confrontation with the police, official said.
The suspect, a resident of Nehru Vihar in Dayalpur, was caught near Hapur in Uttar Pradesh, according to the official, who noted that he attempted to flee, during which he attacked a police constable with a concealed blade before being shot in the leg by the officers.
“He was being transported to Delhi when he requested the police team to allow him to use the restroom near Jheel Park in the Welcome area of Delhi,” the officer mentioned.
Once outside the van, the suspect suddenly drew a blade and slashed Constable Amit Mann twice in the chest before making an escape attempt. “Team members fired warning shots but the suspect continued to run away. They then fired another shot, which hit his leg, allowing them to subdue him,” the official added. The suspect was identified and apprehended with the assistance of CCTV footage and technical surveillance, police reported. Both the injured constable and the suspect were taken to the hospital for medical attention. A new case has been filed at the Welcome police station regarding the assault on law enforcement.
On Saturday, a nine-year-old girl, who lived in Nehru Vihar, was reportedly raped and murdered, with her body found stuffed in a suitcase at the home of a neighbor in the Dayalpur area, leading to protests from her family and locals.
The discovery of the girl’s body occurred on Saturday evening. The following day, family members and local residents gathered in protest against the accused.
According to the girl’s family, she had left to deliver ice to a relative nearby around 7 p.m. on Saturday but did not return.
Later, her family found her body enclosed in a suitcase. They rushed her to a nearby clinic, but the doctor advised them to immediately take her to a hospital. At the Jag Pravesh Chandra Hospital in Shastri Park, the attending doctors pronounced her dead upon arrival, her father reported.