9-Year-Old Girl's Body Found In Suitcase In Northeast Delhi, Family Alleges Sexual Assault

A minor girl died after she was allegedly raped and stuffed into a suitcase in a bleeding condition in Delhi's Dayalpur area, a police official said on Sunday.

The suitcase, in which the girl was found in an unconscious state, was found on the second floor of flat in Nehru Vihar on Saturday evening, hours after her family launched a hunt for her following her disappearance, the police said. 

"Upon reaching the location at Gali No. 2 in Nehru Vihar, the Dayalpur police team found that a minor girl in an unconscious state had been taken to hospital by her father," he added.

"Our team also reached the hospital, where doctors, after the preliminary examination, declared her dead. Signs of sexual assault were found," he said.