Archive · 10 Nov 2025
Delhi Police Use Gait Analysis in UPSC Aspirant Murder Case
Imagine trying to guess who someone is just by how they walk, even if you can't see their face!
That's kind of what 'gait analysis' is.
In a sad case where a young man was murdered and then his room caught fire, the police have pictures of people entering and leaving his home.
Because their faces are hidden, the police want to use this special 'gait analysis' to compare how these people walk with how the suspects walk.
This is a scientific way to study a person's unique way of moving.
It helps the police make their case stronger in court, especially when other evidence might be missing.
This technique is rare but has been used before in other important cases in India.
Delhi Police are using forensic gait analysis in the murder case of UPSC aspirant Ram Kesh Meena.
Meena's charred body was found in his North Delhi flat, initially thought to be a fire accident but later revealed as murder.
Three individuals, including the victim's girlfriend, have been arrested in connection with the crime.
CCTV footage shows masked individuals entering and leaving the premises before a fire occurred.
Forensic gait analysis, a rare form of evidence in court, will be used to compare walking patterns from the footage with those of the suspects.
- Who
- Delhi Police and forensic experts
- What
- Utilizing forensic gait analysis as evidence in a murder case.
- When
- The crime occurred last month, with arrests made two weeks after. Gait analysis is now being planned for court presentation.
- Where
- North Delhi's Timarpur, at the victim's rented flat.
- Why
- To bolster the case against the accused by identifying individuals from CCTV footage where faces were obscured.
- Victim
- Ram Kesh Meena, 32, a UPSC aspirant
- Crime Scene
- Rented flat in North Delhi's Timarpur
- Arrested Suspects
- Victim's girlfriend, her ex-boyfriend, and another person
- Key Evidence
- CCTV footage showing three individuals entering the building, one leaving shortly after, and two, including a woman, leaving later before a fire broke out.
- Forensic Technique
- Gait analysis to compare movement patterns from CCTV footage with suspect samples.