Four, including three juveniles, arrested for rape and murder of minor girl in Delhi’s Swaroop Nagar

Four individuals, including three juveniles, were arrested on Thursday (September 17, 2026) in connection with the rape and murder of a minor girl whose body was found in an open field in Swaroop Nagar, north Delhi, on September 13.

The accused were apprehended within 72 hours of the discovery of the body. One of the accused has been identified as Shivam alias Sudama alias Chuchu, a resident of Khadda Colony in Swaroop Nagar.

The body was found on the morning of September 13 in an open field near Jaipal Rana’s field along Lal Boundary, Kushak Road, following which a team from the Swaroop Nagar police station reached the spot. The deceased was initially unidentified.

The body was sent for preservation and postmortem examination.