IRS Officer’s Daughter Murder Case: Delhi Court Sends Rahul Meena To 7-Day Judicial Custody
A Delhi court remanded the 19-year-old accused, Rahul Meena to seven days of judicial custody after his police custody ended in the brutal killing of a 22-year-old woman at her Kailash Hills residence
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A Delhi court on Monday remanded Rahul Meena, the 19-year-old domestic help accused of murdering the daughter of a senior Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer, to seven days of judicial custody.
Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Deepika Thakaran of Saket Court passed the order after allowing the Delhi Police’s application seeking further judicial detention of the accused. Meena was produced before the court upon completion of his four-day police custody.
During the hearing, the prosecution submitted that further custody was necessary as part of the ongoing investigation. The court, after considering the submissions, granted seven days of judicial custody, shifting the accused from police remand to jail.
Meena had earlier been taken into police custody for custodial interrogation following his arrest in connection with the incident. With the expiry of that remand period, the investigating agency sought judicial custody to continue the probe.
Prior to his remand, as per reports, a police team took him to the crime scene in southeast Delhi’s Kailash Hills to recreate the events leading up to the murder.
The 22-year-old victim, an engineering graduate, was found critically injured at her residence. According to investigators, she was allegedly strangled using a mobile phone charger and sustained head injuries inflicted with a heavy object. She was rushed to a hospital by her parents, who had returned home from the gym, but later succumbed to her injuries.
Police said Meena had worked as a domestic help with the family for nearly a year before being dismissed a few weeks ago. Preliminary findings suggest that he was under financial distress, reportedly due to debts arising from online betting.
Officials indicated that a possible personal grudge may have been a motive, though the investigation is also exploring whether the crime was initially intended as theft. The accused allegedly ransacked an almirah and decamped with approximately ₹2 lakh in cash, which has since been recovered.
Separately, police are also examining allegations that the accused may have been involved in another serious offence prior to the incident, though details remain under verification.
Bench: Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Deepika Thakaran
Hearing Date: April 27, 2026