The Delhi Police on Saturday took accused Rahul Meena to the crime spot in southeast Delhi’s Kailash Hills, recreating the sequence of events in the alleged rape and murder of a 22-year-old woman, the daughter of an Indian Revenue Service officer. Meena was brought from Amar Colony Police Station as investigators pieced together the final moments leading up to the crime.
The case has sent shockwaves through the capital, with investigators now laying out a detailed account of how the accused allegedly entered the residence, attacked the woman, and fled with valuables. The reconstruction exercise forms part of an expanding probe that has relied heavily on CCTV footage and digital trails to track the accused.
What police say happened inside the house
According to preliminary findings shared by police, the woman was studying in her room when Meena entered the house. When questioned about his presence, he allegedly claimed that her mother had called him inside. He then demanded money, saying he urgently needed cash.
Officials said the situation escalated after the woman refused. An argument followed, during which the victim raised an alarm. The accused allegedly warned her against shouting before striking her repeatedly with a lamp. The assault left her with multiple injuries on her face and body.
Police said that after she lost consciousness due to head injuries, the accused allegedly raped her and later strangled her using a phone charger.
Theft, escape and CCTV trail
Investigators said Meena dragged the victim’s body to another room where lockers were kept. He allegedly used her finger to unlock one locker secured by a fingerprint system, and broke open another with a screwdriver. Jewellery and cash were placed in a bag.
Officials added that the accused changed his blood-stained clothes, wearing trousers belonging to the victim’s brother, before leaving the house. CCTV footage shows him entering the colony around 6:30 am, entering the house minutes later, and exiting at approximately 7:20 am.
He is believed to have fled towards a railway station after the incident.
Digital clues that led to arrest
Police said the accused was traced using a combination of digital evidence, including a stolen mobile phone, hotel Wi-Fi logs, and Instagram chats. Meena had reportedly been using a handset stolen earlier in Alwar to avoid detection.
Investigators found that he had checked into a hotel in Dwarka, where he accessed the internet using the property’s Wi-Fi network. During this time, he remained in contact with a relative in Gurugram through Instagram.
By analysing Internet Protocol Detail Records and questioning the relative, police were able to narrow down his location. He was eventually arrested from the Dwarka hotel where he had been hiding.
Officials said Meena is suspected to have fled with around Rs 2.5 lakh in cash from the house.
Multiple police teams have been working on the case, scanning CCTV footage from nearby areas and following technical leads. Police say the reconstruction is meant to cross-check the evidence already gathered and piece together the sequence more clearly, which could help tighten the case against the accused.