New Delhi: Delhi Police on Friday filed the chargesheet in the court in rape case of a girl in Trilokpuri area of Delhi, well before 30 days of the registration of the case, said a statement.
The chargesheet has been filed under Sections 376 AB r/w sec 6 POCSO Act & sec 3(2) (V) SC/ST Act, within three weeks of the registration of the case. The accused had been arrested within hours and are currently in judicial custody. In Nangal rape and murder case, too, Delhi Police had filed the chargesheet before 30 days.
The 187-page chargesheet was submitted by Crime Branch in the Court of Hasan Anjar, ASJ, Special Court (POCSO Act), Karkardooma Courts, Delhi. The case will come up for hearing on September 10.
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The case was transferred from PS Mayur Vihar to Crime Branch of Delhi Police on August 14, 2021 and assigned to ACP Arvind Kumar for speedy investigation.
During investigation, all evidences, including technical, were analyzed and brought on record. Senior officers supervised the investigation on day-to-day basis.
In view of the sensitivity of the case, the chargesheet has been submitted within 21 days against the accused who is currently lodged in judicial custody.
Noting that the development was in consonance with the zero tolerance policy of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah to crimes against women and commitment towards expeditious investigation and trial of heinous crimes against women and girls.
The Ministry of Home Affairs had conducted a high-level review in which Delhi Police had committed to file the chargesheet within 30 days of registration of the case.
