TNN | Jan 18, 2012, 04.14AM IST
NEW DELHI: Three men have been arrested for the gangrape and murder of a four-year-old girl in west Delhi. The accused have been identified as Jagvir (30), Rajkumar (24) and Birbal (26).
On January 5, Jagvir alias Jawahar, a labourer, kidnapped the child from her residence in Ramesh Nagar. The victim's father is an overseer and Jagvir had worked for him earlier.
"Jagvir took her to an under construction building in the area, where the other two accused were waiting for him. The three took turns to rape the child. They then throttled her and dumped the body in a nearby drain. Passersby spotted the body next morning and informed police.
After identification, the body was sent for postmortem. As sand and dirt was found on the body, cops inferred the rape must have taken place at some construction site in the area. Over 150 labourers from the area were questioned and cops found that Jagvir had been missing. Raids were conducted in Delhi and Bihar, and the trio was arrested,'' said a senior investigating officer.
The police said that the accused had murdered the girl as they feared that she may identify Jagvir later. The investigating officers said the blood-stained clothes of the child were recovered after the accused were interrogated. "We are now recording the statements of other labourers at the site to develop circumstantial evidence,'' said a source.
Last year, there was a significant rise in the number of rape and molestation cases in the city compared to 2010. While rape cases rose to 568 in 2011 compared to 507 in 2010, there were 653 cases of molestation in 2011 compared to 601 reported the previous year.
On January 5, Jagvir alias Jawahar, a labourer, kidnapped the child from her residence in Ramesh Nagar. The victim's father is an overseer and Jagvir had worked for him earlier.
"Jagvir took her to an under construction building in the area, where the other two accused were waiting for him. The three took turns to rape the child. They then throttled her and dumped the body in a nearby drain. Passersby spotted the body next morning and informed police.
After identification, the body was sent for postmortem. As sand and dirt was found on the body, cops inferred the rape must have taken place at some construction site in the area. Over 150 labourers from the area were questioned and cops found that Jagvir had been missing. Raids were conducted in Delhi and Bihar, and the trio was arrested,'' said a senior investigating officer.
The police said that the accused had murdered the girl as they feared that she may identify Jagvir later. The investigating officers said the blood-stained clothes of the child were recovered after the accused were interrogated. "We are now recording the statements of other labourers at the site to develop circumstantial evidence,'' said a source.
Last year, there was a significant rise in the number of rape and molestation cases in the city compared to 2010. While rape cases rose to 568 in 2011 compared to 507 in 2010, there were 653 cases of molestation in 2011 compared to 601 reported the previous year.
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