Teenage Kidnapping and Murder in Delhi Exposes Critical Police Failures

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A 12-year-old boy was kidnapped for a ransom of ₹10 lakh and allegedly murdered by three minor boys in northeast Delhi's Jafrabad last week. The police apprehended the three juvenile accused when they made the ransom call to the boy's parents on Saturday, six days after they killed him. The case highlights critical police failures, including the failure to establish the identity of the deceased and the mishandling of the investigation.

Key Takeaways:

  • The three juvenile accused hatched a plan to kidnap the 12-year-old boy, Mohammad Adi, to extort money from his family, as one of the accused wanted to marry his girlfriend and needed money.
  • The teenagers lured Adi to a rented room in Jafrabad, drugged him, and then strangled him. They kept the victim's body in the room for 24 hours before disposing of it near the railway tracks in Mansarovar Park area.
  • The local police failed to establish the identity of the deceased despite discovering the body two days after Adi went missing. The body was preserved in the mortuary for autopsy, and doctors estimated the deceased's age to be between 20 and 22.
  • The police cremated the body without realizing it was Adi, a Muslim, as they had estimated the deceased's age to be higher. Adi's family was only informed of the cremation later, leading to a protest outside the Jafrabad police station.
  • The protest turned violent, with the protestors resorting to stone pelting and injuring some policemen. The issue was sorted out when senior police officers assured action in the matter.

Statistics:

  • The ransom demanded was ₹10 lakh.
  • The police apprehended the three juvenile accused on Saturday, six days after they killed Adi.
  • The teenagers kept Adi's body for 24 hours before disposing of it.
  • Adi's body was discovered two days after he went missing.
  • The local police cremated Adi's body without realizing it was him, as they had estimated the deceased's age to be higher.

Sources:

  • "New Delhi, Sept. 22 - A 12-year-old boy was kidnapped for a ransom of ' 10 lakh, drugged and then allegedly murdered by three minor boys in northeast Delhi's Jafrabad last week." (The source is not explicitly stated in the provided material)
  • Published by HT Syndication with permission from Hindustan Times. Copyright [c] HT Media Ltd.