Differently-abled girl kidnapped, murdered

A 22-year-old differently-abled woman was allegedly kidnapped and murdered in southeast Delhi’s Madanpur Khadar area in the early hours of Sunday, an official said.

The victim was reported missing around 1:02 am and the police were alerted through a PCR call initially made to the Sarita Vihar police station and subsequently transferred to the Kalindi Kunj police station, he said.

The caller, a resident from Madanpur Khadar Extension, informed that a handicapped girl had been kidnapped, the police said.

Subsequent inquiry revealed that the girl, a resident of Madanpur Khadar, was sleeping on the terrace of her house along with her parents when she was allegedly kidnapped, they said.

“Soon after the incident was reported, the police teams began scanning the locality and adjoining streets. During the search, the body of a woman was discovered in an abandoned ‘jhuggi’ (shanty) in the same street,” said a

police officer.

The body was identified as that of the kidnapped girl by her family. A crime team inspected the spot and the body was shifted to the AIIMS for postmortem examination, he added.

“Prima facie, offences under sections of kidnapping and murder were registered at the Kalindi Kunj police station,” the officer said.

A suspect has been identified with the help of local residents and is being traced, the police said.

Preliminary postmortem report suggests that the probable cause of death is asphyxia due to strangulation. The final postmortem report is awaited, they said.

The officer said police teams had been formed to apprehend the accused and efforts were underway to trace his whereabouts.

The case is being investigated from all possible angles, he added.