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Hours after the incident, the household of the sufferer protested exterior the Delhi Police Headquarters, demanding motion in opposition to the police personnel for his or her alleged inaction within the case. (Consultant Picture)
The accused, recognized as Gautam, was arrested whereas attempting to flee, three hours after attacking her, by a police officer patrolling within the space
A 21-year-old man allegedly stabbed his spouse to demise and left her physique in his automobile in west Delhi’s Rajouri Backyard space, officers mentioned on Monday.
The accused, recognized as Gautam, was arrested whereas attempting to flee, three hours after attacking her, by a police officer patrolling within the space, they mentioned.
Hours after the incident, the household of the sufferer protested exterior the Delhi Police Headquarters, demanding motion in opposition to the police personnel for his or her alleged inaction within the case.
A member of the family of the sufferer claimed she was not married to Gautam however would inform folks they had been married. He mentioned she had beforehand filed instances, together with these of sexual assault and abuse, in opposition to Gautam however police confirmed “lackadaisical” behaviour. Ashotosh Pandey, an advocate who pursued Maya’s earlier case in opposition to Gautam within the courtroom, informed PTI that this was the third time that Gautam had allegedly attacked her.
“In March this 12 months, he kidnapped her however police registered a case of lacking. Then in Could, he assaulted her brutally in a park in Paschim Vihar resulting from which she needed to be admitted at AIIMS for not less than three days,” Pandey mentioned.
Police mentioned Maya and Gautam had been residents of Raghubir Nagar. Gautam used to run a enterprise however presently he was jobless, police added. Based on police, the matter got here to the fore when Ajay, a head constable posted on the Khayala police station, apprehended Gautam whereas he was transferring round shirtless in a suspicious circumstances at 1.20 am.
On being questioned, Gautam disclosed he had killed his spouse and left her physique within the automobile.
Gautam informed police he had married her in March with out the consent of their households, an officer mentioned, including that even after marriage, they lived with their respective households and used to fulfill often.
On Sunday evening, Gautam got here to fulfill her in a automobile someplace at Titarpur within the Rajouri Backyard space.
“Round 11 pm, she insisted that they need to begin dwelling collectively and an argument between them came about within the automobile itself,” one other police officer mentioned.
Gautam allegedly inflicted a number of stab accidents to her. Having realised she was useless, he parked the automobile close to the Shivaji School site visitors gentle, the officer mentioned. A case of homicide has been registered on the Rajouri Backyard police station and verification of details, as informed by the accused, is being performed, the officer added.
(This story has not been edited by News18 employees and is printed from a syndicated information company feed – PTI)
