Archive · 11 Sep 2026
Dropped Licence Helps Delhi Police Build Minor Rape-Murder Case
Police say a 10-year-old girl was kidnapped and killed in Delhi on June 22.
The main accused is cab driver Bashu Kumar Singh.
Investigators allege that he drove around the area and cancelled two rides before taking the girl from a footpath.
They say he assaulted her inside the car and later killed her near a forested road.
Police found her body under three large rocks.
Singh’s driving licence was found nearby, which investigators believe he accidentally dropped.
Cameras and vehicle-recording systems were used to follow his movements.
Police also collected physical and forensic evidence from the car and locations connected to the case.
A supplementary chargesheet is expected later.
Police allege cab driver Bashu Kumar Singh abducted, sexually assaulted and killed a 10-year-old girl in Delhi on June 22.
Investigators say Singh spent about two-and-a-half hours circling the area and cancelled two rides before allegedly abducting the girl at around 4:15 a.m.
CCTV, automatic number-plate recognition cameras, route reconstruction and timestamped photographs were used to trace Singh’s movements.
Police say Singh’s driving licence was found beside the body, which was concealed beneath three large rocks in a forested area.
The chargesheet cites electronic, physical, witness, biological and forensic evidence, including a scarf, hair and other samples recovered from the car and crime scene.
- Who
- Delhi Police allege that cab driver Bashu Kumar Singh killed a 10-year-old girl.
- What
- The girl was allegedly kidnapped, sexually assaulted and killed; police assembled evidence in a chargesheet.
- When
- The incident allegedly occurred on June 22, with the abduction reported at about 4:15 a.m.
- Where
- The girl was allegedly taken from a footpath in Mehrauli and her body was recovered from a forested area near the Gurugram-Faridabad Road.
- Why
- Police allege Singh abducted the girl and later attempted to conceal her body; investigators used cameras, route reconstruction and physical and forensic evidence to establish the sequence of events.
- Accused
- Bashu Kumar Singh, 29, a cab driver
- Victim
- A 10-year-old girl
- Key evidence
- Singh’s driving licence, found near the concealed body
- Alleged cause of death
- Strangulation and smothering, according to the chargesheet
- Investigation tools
- CCTV, automatic number-plate recognition cameras, timestamped photographs and route reconstruction
- Recovery timeline
- Police said Singh was arrested within six hours and led investigators to the body roughly 11 to 12 hours after the incident
- Law invoked
- Section 140(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
