Teenage girl’s half-burnt body found inside Delhi flat, police suspect rape, murder

Mangalore Today News Network

New Delhi, July 29, 2016: When teams of the Delhi Police and fire brigade reached the third floor of a building in city’s Gandhi Nagar area following a fire alarm, little did they know what they were going to encounter next.

The flat was bolted from outside as smoke billowed out from one of the windows. The rescue teams broke open the door and what they saw inside shocked everyone present on the spot.

A teenage girl’s half-burnt body lay on the bed.

WHO SET THE GIRL ON FIRE?

According to neighbours, Anjali was a student of Class 9. She lived with her mother and brother in the flat. None of them were present in the house when cops broke open the door. Neighbours said the girl had returned from school at around 2 pm on Thursday and after some time smoke was detected coming out of the house.

SUICIDE OR MURDER?

According to Delhi Police sources, someone tried to strangle the girl before setting her on fire. However, the way Anjali’s body was found - burnt from the lower half - points towards several possibilities. Did someone try to cover up the murder as an accident by trying to burn her body? Was the girl sexually assaulted before she was killed?

Every angle is being probed by the police. The forensic team has picked up evidence from the crime scene and investigation is on to nab the culprit.