Minor Raped, Murdered, Forcibly Cremated In Delhi; Accused Tell Parents She Died Of Electrocution

A 9-year-old was forcibly cremated by the accused who had told her mother to not get the police involved as it will lead to a post-mortem where the girl’s organs will be stolen.

In Delhi a nine-year-old girl was allegedly raped, murdered and forcibly cremated by the accused, who told her parents that the girl died of electrocution and asked them not to inform the police, saying that getting the cops involved in the matter would only complicate it more.

The incident took place in Nangal village of Delhi Cantonment area. The girl had stepped out of her house at around 5:30 pm on Sunday to get cold water from the water cooler at the crematorium but never returned, said the police.

The police said, around 6 pm, the priest of the crematorium, Radhey Shyam, and 2-3 other persons called the mother of minor girl to the crematorium and showed the girl’s body, saying that she got electrocuted while drinking water from the water cooler. The girl’s mother said that there were injury marks on the her wrist and elbow and that her lips were blue, the police added.

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The accused then asked girl’s mother not to call the police, saying that this would lead to a case and eventually a post-mortem, where the girl’s organs will be stolen.

Then without the mother’s consent the girl was cremated. The mother then raised an alarm and called her husband, following which around 200 villagers also gathered at the crematorium and informed the police, officials said.

Under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) a case has been registered and the priest has been arrested, as per the police. FSL and crime branch teams were called to collect evidence from the spot, the police said.