Stepfather Arrested in Delhi Stepson’s Killing as Separate Child-Sex Cases Advance in Delhi and Bhilai

Overview

• Delhi Police arrested a 36-year-old e-rickshaw driver in the Shastri Park case, seizing his vehicle and questioning him over a dispute involving his wife’s children returning home from a hostel.
• The 12-year-old was found near the Shastri Park chowk loop with severe head and eye injuries; a murder case under Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita was registered and forensic tests are underway.
• In northeast Delhi’s Bhajanpura, police say three minors were implicated in the January 18 assault of a six-year-old; two were detained while the main accused is suspected to have fled to Bihar.
• A medical report reviewed in coverage said the Bhajanpura victim suffered heavy bleeding and was unable to walk, and her family alleged initial police unresponsiveness before action was taken.
• In Bhilai’s BRP Colony, two juveniles were taken into custody on gang-rape charges, booked under POCSO and relevant BNS sections, and sent to a correction home as the probe continues.