A 17-year-old teenage girl, who was eight months pregnant, died after allegedly jumping from the third floor of a house in northwest Delhi’s Pooth Khurd area, a police official said on Thursday.
The girl fell from the terrace of the house where her sister lived and was seriously injured. She was initially taken to a nearby doctor before being referred to Bhagwati Hospital in Rohini, where she later succumbed to her injuries.
The incident occurred around 12 pm on July 19.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Outer North) Hareshwar Swami stated that the girl was in a live-in relationship with a man named Pinku, a labourer. Both were originally from the same village in Bihar and had been residing in Pooth Khurd.
“Her elder sister’s statement allege that Pinku used to forcefully keep the minor with him and had established physical relations against her will,” the DCP said.
According to a police source, the couple frequently argued, and the man was reportedly physically abusive toward the girl.
Her family, aware of the relationship, had taken her back to their village in Bihar. “The man followed her there and convinced the family to allow her to return to Delhi. She eventually came back, but the relationship remained troubled, and the alleged abuse continued,” the source said.
DCP Swami stated that on July 19, the girl was staying at her sister’s residence. When her sister went to work at a factory, the girl went to the terrace around 12 pm and jumped, falling to the street below and sustaining serious injuries.
“She was given medical attention, but despite best efforts, the doctors declared her dead during treatment at the hospital,” Swami said.
Based on the sister’s statement, the facts of the case, and the findings from the post-mortem report, police have registered a case against Pinku under Sections 108 (abetment of suicide) and 64(1) (punishment for rape) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, as well as Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, the DCP said. Efforts are underway to locate and apprehend the accused, he added.