34-year-old trafficker arrested for killing minor girl

A 34-year-old man was arrested for allegedly hacking to death a minor girl in outer Delhi, police said Friday.

The accused Rakesh, a resident of Moti Nagar and hailing from Garhwa district in Jharkhand killed the 16-year-old victim, Soni Kumari, with the help of his three accomplices-- Gauri, Sahu and Manjeet Karketa in May earlier this year, they said.

According to police, the gang of four trafficked girls from Jharkhand by promising them well-paying jobs in Delhi but would instead force them to work as domestic helps here.

During interrogation, Rakesh told police that Kumari had been pestering them about the non-payment of salary and return to her home in Jharkhand, they said.

Fed up, they killed the girl, chopped her body and stuffed it in a bag before throwing it away, police said.

Rakesh's arrest came after the police received a tip-off on Wednesday that he would be going to Hiran Kudna village, Seju Kuruvilla, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Outer) said.

The cut up body of Kumari was found near Rao Vihar, Delhi on May 4 and the CCTV footage of the nearby area was analysed leading to the arrest of Karketa from Nangloi on May 17, they said.

Months later, Gauri was arrested by the special cell in October, while Sahu is still absconding, they added.