A 16-year old was stabbed multiple times by her alleged boyfriend in New Delhi's Shahbad Diary area. Recently, a video of the incident surfaced the social media, showing chilling visuals of the the minor girl being stabbed and later hit with a rock.
The deceased was identified as Sakshi, a resident of JJ colony, and her body was found lying in the street, said a senior police officer. The shocking incident took place on Sunday evening.
Reportedly, the accused had stabbed her multiple times before bludgeoning her with a stone. The visuals also reveal people passing by when the incident took place. The accused was identified as Sahil (20), reported ANI.
She was passing through the street when she was accosted by the accused, who stabbed her multiple times, the officer said, reported PTI.
The couple was in a relationship but had a quarrel on Saturday. On Sunday, the victim planned to attend the birthday party of her friend's son but was accosted and stabbed repeatedly. She was also hit with a stone, the officer added.
The police said the post-mortem will confirm how many times the victim was stabbed.
A search operation was launched by the police to nab the accused. He was later arrested by Delhi Police. A case under Section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code has been registered at Shahbad Dairy police station on the basis of the complaint lodged by the victim's father, the police added.
The National Commission for Women (NCW) Chairperson Rekha Sharma has written to the Commissioner of Police, Delhi to conduct a fair and time-bound investigation into the matter and to arrest the accused at the earliest.
A three-member team headed by member Delina Khongdup to look into the matter, said NCW.
(With PTI inputs)
