Archive · 19 Sep 2026
Delhi Gang-Rape Case: Police Seek Adult Trial for Three
Police in Delhi are investigating the alleged rape and murder of a 16-year-old girl.
Her body was found in an open field on September 13.
Police say the crime may have happened two days earlier.
They have arrested a 19-year-old man and placed three younger suspects in a correction home.
The younger suspects are 16 and 17 years old.
Police want the Juvenile Justice Board to consider trying them as adults.
Investigators used CCTV footage and a goods vehicle to trace the suspects.
The police are still checking evidence and the exact role of each person.
Delhi Police plan to file a chargesheet within a week in the alleged gang-rape and murder of a 16-year-old girl.
Police allege that a 19-year-old man and three juveniles were involved in the crime.
The three juveniles, aged 16 and 17, may face an application seeking trial as adults because the alleged offence is classified as heinous.
The girl’s decomposed body was found near Kushak Road on September 13, after the alleged crime early on September 11.
More than 50 CCTV recordings, a goods vehicle, two knives and clothing were reportedly examined or recovered during the investigation.
- Who
- Delhi Police are investigating a 19-year-old man and three juveniles aged 16 and 17 in connection with the alleged crime.
- What
- An alleged gang-rape and murder involving a 16-year-old girl; police plan to file a chargesheet and seek adult trials for the juveniles.
- When
- The alleged crime occurred in the early hours of September 11; the body was found on September 13, and the suspects were traced around September 15–16.
- Where
- The body was found in an open field near Kushak Road in Delhi’s Swaroop Nagar area.
- Why
- Police allege that the girl was attacked after meeting one of the juveniles and was later stabbed after threatening to report the alleged assault.
Police Prosecution Position
Juvenile Justice Process
Whether the juveniles should face adult trials
Police Prosecution Position
Police plan to request adult trials, arguing that the alleged offence is heinous and preparing what an officer called a “watertight” chargesheet.
Juvenile Justice Process
The request must be considered through the legal process by the Juvenile Justice Board; the juveniles have so far been sent to a correction home for boys.
Establishing the suspects’ ages
Police Prosecution Position
Investigators have collected birth and school certificates and are considering bone ossification tests to verify the juveniles’ exact ages.
Juvenile Justice Process
The juveniles’ ages and legal status remain subject to verification and formal consideration in the proceedings.
- Victim
- A 16-year-old girl
- Adult accused
- A 19-year-old man identified as Shivam alias Sudama
- Juvenile accused
- Three suspects aged 16 and 17
- Planned legal action
- Police intend to file a chargesheet within a week and seek adult trials for the juveniles
- CCTV examined
- More than 50 cameras
- Reported recoveries
- A goods vehicle, two knives and clothing allegedly connected to the crime
- Laws cited
- The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act