Police said that the accused has been arrested.
Police have also recovered the rod which was found near the woman’s body. The deceased was identified as Nargis, 23, while the accused has been identified as Irfan, 28, a resident of Sangam Vihar.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, took to Twitter to express his strong disapproval of the prevailing law and order situation in the city. He called upon the Union Home Minister and the Lt Governor to implement stringent measures to address this pressing issue.
“Another daughter was brutally murdered in Delhi, it is very sad. Law and order has become a serious issue in Delhi. It is a request to the LG and the Home Minister, make the police a little active. The safety of the daughters of Delhi and the people of Delhi is very important,” the Chief Minister tweeted.
The official said that the victim and accused were first cousins, as their mothers were sisters. Recently, the victim’s family had turned down Irfan’s marriage proposal.
“The victim had stopped talking to him, and Irfan was disturbed due to this,” said the official.
Police said that Nargis and Irfan were in a relationship earlier.
Police said that the victim completed her graduation this year from Kamla Nehru College, and was doing steno coaching from Malviya Nagar area.
The officials privy to investigation said that Irfan was well-acquainted with Nargis’ daily routine, particularly her regular path through Malviya Nagar park while heading for her stenography training.
“On the day of the incident, he reportedly made contact with her, seemingly trying to rekindle their past relationship. However, when she declined his advances, he purportedly resorted to violence, attacking her with an iron rod,” they said.
Deputy Commissioner of Police, South, Chandan Chowdhary said that 12.08 p.m. an information was received in which the caller said that a man had fled away after killing a woman near Aurobindo College in Vijay Mandal Park.
“Acting on the call, a police team rushed to the spot. The dead body of a woman was found in the park beneath a bench. Blood was oozing out from her head. An iron rod was found near her body,” she said.
“A case under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) has been registered,” the official added.
Following the incident, the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal also took to Twitter and said: “In Delhi, where a woman was shot outside her home and killed, a girl was beaten with a rod in a posh area like Malviya Nagar. Delhi is extremely unsafe. No one cares. They only change the names of girls in the newspaper reports, the crimes don’t stop.”
–Ajit Weekly News
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