Overview
- The 10- to 11-year-old, who sells flowers at Prasad Nagar traffic signals, was allegedly lured from a red light and assaulted in a nearby forested area.
- Investigators reviewed footage from roughly 300 cameras, zeroed in on a red e-rickshaw with a white roof, and aligned the route with clues including a blue-painted room and a broken wall.
- Police located the scene near Professor Ram Nath Vij Marg, recovered the child’s slippers, staked out the traced vehicle, and chased down the driver, identified as Durgesh.
- Officers say blood-stained clothes were recovered following interrogation, and a case for kidnapping and rape under POCSO and relevant Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita provisions was registered at Prasad Nagar police station.
- The accused is in judicial custody, the child has received treatment and been discharged after counselling, and the investigation continues, with reports differing on the exact date and the accused’s age.