Woman, infant found murdered in flat

The woman's former live-in partner is suspected to have killed them. Sonal had left him after frequent quarrels

- Hemani Bhandari and Varun Bhandari

A 22-year-old woman and a six-month-old infant - the daughter of the woman's friend - were found murdered with their throats slit inside a house in Majnu Ka Tila on Tuesday afternoon, with Delhi Police identifying the woman's former live-in partner as the prime suspect.

The woman, Sonal (who goes by a single name), had been staying for the past three weeks with her friend Rashmi Devi, the mother of the infant victim, after allegedly leaving her partner Nikhil following frequent quarrels, according to an investigating official privy to the case details.

The child, Jasika, lived in the second-floor residence with her parents, Rashmi and Durgesh Kumar.

Police said that Nikhil has been on the run since the murders, and investigators are working around the clock to track him down.

Deputy commissioner of police (North) Raja Banthia said they received a distress call at 1.01pm from Rashmi, who reported that her daughter and her friend had been murdered.