Cab driver accused of rape-murder of girl in Delhi attempts to flee, injured in police encounter

The Delhi police have arrested a man, identified as Bashu Kumar Singh, for allegedly abducting an 11-year-old girl from Mehrauli in south Delhi, raping and murdering her and then disposing of her body in a forest along the Gurugram-Faridabad road, a senior officer said on Tuesday.

The accused, a 29-year-old cab driver with a ride-hailing app, was arrested on Monday, less than six hours after the offence was reported, while he was dropping off a passenger, the officer added.

He was booked under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita pertaining to rape, murder and kidnapping, and under the relevant provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.