How This Delhi Police Officer Hunted Down A Minor Girl's Rapist Via Social Media

Sub-inspector Priyanka Saini, a true officer of duty, went to great and innovative lengths to catch a man accused of raping a minor girl in Delhi. A member of the women's cell team of the police posted at Dabri station in the national capital, Saini gainfully employed new-age social media techniques to track down the rapist and apprehend him for the heinous act he committed.

Delhi Police were informed late last month of a rape incident at a hospital concerning a minor girl who was pregnant, according to

Delhi | Man held in rape case of a minor near Dashrath Puri area

On July 30, we got a call from a hospital that a girl had allegedly been raped & was pregnant. An FIR was registered. I created account & started looking for the man on Facebook: Priyanka Saini, SI, Women Cell(1/2) pic.twitter.com/ryivmo4svU

A young officer of the law, Saini took an offbeat route in her search for the accused. Traditional fieldwork aside, she turned to social media with hopes for swift, efficient action. Saini created an account on Facebook and thus began looking for the man named in the case.

Delhi | Man held in rape case of a minor near Dashrath Puri area

On July 30, we got a call from a hospital that a girl had allegedly been raped & was pregnant. An FIR was registered. I created account & started looking for the man on Facebook: Priyanka Saini, SI, Women Cell(1/2) pic.twitter.com/ryivmo4svU

— ANI (@ANI) August 2, 2021

Applause For SI Priyanka Saini: Used Unique Search Tools In Rape Case

But with only a first name to go on with, how did Saini proceed on her search? Users of the social media platform will know that a first-name search throws up tens upon tens of Facebook accounts from across the world, sifting through which to find a specific target is a cumbersome, if not near-impossible, task.

Determined to find the perpetrator, Saini used search tools on the site to narrow down the accounts. The location filter added to the search name zeroed down on selective names from the desired area they suspected the rapist was in.

Following that, she "sent random requests to people named Akash," she tells ANI. "I texted many of them but only this man replied." After a cross-check with the minor survivor, who reportedly confirmed the man's identity, Saini exchanged some details with the accused on Facebook.

The information she received was enough to lead the police to him and make an arrest near Sri Mata Mandir. Her search operation has earned Saini recognition from the Dwarka DCP who noted how she "successfully trapped the accused and got him arrested."

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