Archive · 22 Sep 2026
Three Arrested After Kalkaji Mandir Park Rape Allegations
Police arrested three men after a 17-year-old girl reported that she was sexually assaulted in a Delhi park.
Police say the men pretended to be police officers and threatened the girl and her male friend.
They allegedly took the girl to a quieter part of Astha Kunj Park.
One suspect, Asif, was later found by police in southeast Delhi.
Police say he fired three shots when officers tried to stop him.
A bullet hit a police officer’s protective jacket, and officers shot Asif in the leg.
He was taken to the AIIMS Trauma Centre for treatment.
The girl received a medical examination, and investigators collected evidence from the park.
The father of the other two suspects disputes the police account and says his sons were wrongly detained and beaten.
Police arrested Asif, Hemant and Mukesh over the alleged rape of a 17-year-old girl in Astha Kunj Park near Kalkaji Mandir.
Police said the three men posed as policemen, separated the girl from her 17-year-old friend and took her to a secluded area.
Police alleged Asif fired three rounds during an attempted interception in Amar Colony; he was shot in the right leg after a bullet struck a constable’s protective jacket.
The victim underwent medical examination, while forensic teams examined the scene and an FIR was filed under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and POCSO Act.
Hemant and Mukesh’s father denied the allegations and accused police of taking and beating his sons, while police continued investigating the case.
- Who
- A 17-year-old girl, her 17-year-old male friend, Asif, Hemant and Mukesh are central to the case; police and Hemant and Mukesh’s father have offered differing accounts.
- What
- Three men were arrested over allegations that they posed as policemen, abducted and sexually assaulted the girl; Asif was injured in a subsequent police shooting.
- When
- The alleged assault occurred Monday evening, and the arrests and police encounter took place on Tuesday, with the encounter reported in the early hours.
- Where
- The alleged assault occurred in Astha Kunj Park near Kalkaji Mandir; Asif was intercepted near DM Office Road in Amar Colony, southeast Delhi.
- Why
- Police said the men approached the teenagers while claiming to be policemen, warned them they were doing something wrong and separated the girl from her friend.
Police Account
Family’s Denial
Alleged involvement
Police Account
Police allege that Asif, Hemant and Mukesh posed as policemen, threatened the teenagers and sexually assaulted the girl.
Family’s Denial
Hemant and Mukesh’s father, advocate J R Dhankar, said his sons do not know the girl and were being framed in a conspiracy.
Detention and treatment
Police Account
Police presented the arrests as part of an investigation into the alleged assault and said teams were formed to trace the accused.
Family’s Denial
Dhankar alleged that police took his sons from their home around 7 a.m. without explaining the detention and beat them.
- Accused arrested
- Asif, Hemant and Mukesh; an earlier police account said Hemant and his brother were being questioned.
- Alleged victim
- A 17-year-old girl from Faridabad.
- Alleged location
- Astha Kunj Park near Kalkaji Mandir, entered through Gate No. 7.
- Police encounter
- Police said Asif fired three rounds; Head Constable Rajesh fired two rounds, and one struck Asif’s right leg.
- Evidence gathering
- The girl underwent medical examination, and crime and forensic teams examined the park.
- Legal action
- An FIR was registered at Amar Colony police station under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the POCSO Act.
- Park safety concerns
- Police said some boundary walls are collapsed, some gates lack guards and parts of the park are insufficiently lit.
