The crime, which sent shock waves through Delhi, once again underlined women's safety as a primary concern in the national capital, which has seen a series of gruesome murders in less than a year, including the shocking Shraddha Walkar murder last November.
The man, Sahil, was arrested from Bulandshahr in Uttar Pradesh hours after the murder, police said, adding that the two were in a relationship for nearly two years, till earlier this month. The girl's parents, however, said they were unaware of this. The police also underlined that the crime did not have any religious motivation. Dependra Pathak, Delhi's special commissioner of police (law and order), said, "Our preliminary enquiry suggests that there is no communal angle in the crime."
Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal condemned the murder, and said that "criminals have become fearless", even as the northwest Delhi lawmaker, the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Hans Raj Hans termed the incident "unfortunate". In Delhi, police and public order come under the ambit of the central government, which exercises this authority through the lieutenant governor (LG).
Footage from a CCTV camera installed in the alley captured the heinous attack.
On Sunday evening, at around 8.40pm, the girl was on her way to a friend's son's birthday party in Shahbad Dairy's C Block.
"The man intercepted her as she was leaving a public toilet, where she was getting ready for the party," said Pathak.
He pushed her against a wall, pulled out what appears to be a knife and stabbed her a total of at least 16 times on her chest, arms, shoulders and head, said the police. HT has reviewed the footage, which the police has confirmed is genuine.
The footage showed the woman trying to fight the man back initially, before collapsing by the side of the alley, at which point he stabs her at least 10 times and kicks her thrice.
This story is from the May 30, 2023 edition of Hindustan Times.
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