Tuesday, March 18, 2025 | 01:45 AM ISTहिंदी में पढें
Business Standard
Notification Icon
userprofile IconSearch

Chronology of case of gang rape of five-year-old girl in east Delhi in 2013

Image

Press Trust of India New Delhi

Following is the chronology of events in the 2013 case of gang rape of a five-year-old girl in east Delhi's Gandhi Nagar area in which a Delhi court Saturday convicted two persons.

Apr 15, 2013: Five-year-old girl gang-raped by Manoj Shah and Pradeep Kumar.

Apr 17: Girl rescued after 40 hours.

Apr 20: Manoj arrested from Bihar.

Apr 22: Pradeep arrested from Bihar.

May 24: Charge sheet filed by Delhi Police against accused.

Jul 11: Delhi court frames charges against accused for raping a minor, unnatural offence, kidnapping, attempt to murder, destruction of evidence and wrongful confinement with common intention under the IPC and aggravated sexual assault under the POCSO Act.

 

Mar 21, 2014: Pradeep moves court claiming to be a juvenile at time of the incident.

Apr 12, 2017: Court declares him to be juvenile; transfer case to Juvenile Justice Board (JJB).

2018: Delhi HC directed trial court to again do an enquiry into his juvenility claims.

Trial court declares Pradeep to be not a juvenile.

Jan 7, 2020: Court reserve judgement.

Jan 18: Court holds Manoj and Pradeep guilty, says the case had shaken the collective conscience of the society.

Disclaimer: No Business Standard Journalist was involved in creation of this content

Don't miss the most important news and views of the day. Get them on our Telegram channel

First Published: Jan 18 2020 | 7:25 PM IST

Explore News