A man stabbed his former live-in partner, a pregnant woman, to death in Delhi’s Nabi Karim area on Saturday night before being overpowered and killed by her husband with the same knife, officials said.
The police described the act as a ‘crime of passion’ involving a complicated love triangle.
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The deceased have been identified as 22-year-old Shalini and 34-year-old Aashu, also known as Shailendra.
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The incident took place at around 10:15 pm on Saturday near Qutub Road in Nabi Karim. Preliminary investigations indicate that Aakash and Shalini had gone to visit her mother, Sheila, when Aashu allegedly attacked Aakash with a knife. As Aakash managed to escape the attack, the assailant moved on to assault Shalini, who was seated in an e-rickshaw. He stabbed her multiple times, the police said.
In a bid to rescue his wife, Aakash sustained stab injuries. In the following melee, he overpowered Aashu and stabbed him with the same knife.
Deputy Commissioner of Police, Central said “Shalini’s husband, Aakash, suffered stab injuries and is receiving treatment at Lady Hardinge Medical College (LHMC) Hospital.”
Shalini’s brother Rohit rushed all three to LHMC Hospital where doctors declared Shalini and Aashu dead on arrival.
DCP Valsan said in his statement that the preliminary inquiry revealed that Shalini and Aakash, a married couple with two children, were reportedly trying to reconcile after a period of estrangement. During that period, Shalini was reportedly in a live-in relationship with Aashu outside Delhi. Police sources said Aashu became enraged after Shalini returned to her husband and had claimed to be the father of her yet to be born baby.
The officer confirmed that Aashu had a criminal record and was known as a ‘bad character’ at the Nabi Karim police station while Aakash had three previous criminal cases registered against him.
Based on the statement of Shalini’s mother, an FIR has been filed under Sections 103(1) [murder] and 109(1) [attempt to murder] of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). The police have initiated a detailed investigation into the case to ascertain the sequence of events that led to the fatal confrontation.
“It seems to be a case stemming from personal enmity and relationship disputes. The investigation is ongoing, and all angles are being thoroughly examined,” DCP Valsan stated.
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