Neighbour rapes, murders 7-year-old girl in Delhi’s Narela

New Delhi, June 24

A seven-year-old girl was allegedly raped and then strangled to death by her neighbour in outer Delhi’s Narela, police said on Monday.

The incident took place on June 14. After offering ‘Frooti’, the 28-year-old accused took the girl to a sewage plant at a park in Tikri Khurd where he strangled the minor girl with bare hands after raping her.

The accused was arrested on Sunday, the police said. 

According to the police, the girl was reported missing on June 15. The next day, her body was found at an abandoned water sewage plant in Swarn Jayanti Vihar in Narela.

The post-mortem report confirmed that the girl was raped and then strangled to death, the police said.

“Investigation revealed the involvement of the neighbour following which he was arrested,” said Deputy Commissioner of Police (Outer North) Gaurav Sharma.

The accused told the police that his wife was not home for a couple of days. He was under the influence of alcohol. When he spotted the girl, he offered her ‘Frooti’ and took her to the water sewage plant and raped her, the officer said.

The families of girl and the accused had known each other for long, the officer added.

The minor girl often spoke to the accused and called him uncle. The accused also used to give her toffees and eatables. PTI