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Delhi University Student Stabbed to Death at Tilak Nagar Home

Delhi University Student Stabbed to Death at Tilak Nagar Home
DU student stabbed to death at home in Tilak Nagar · thehansindia.com

A 21-year-old university student was found badly injured inside her home in Delhi.

Police said she had been stabbed with a knife.

She was taken to a hospital, but doctors declared her dead on arrival.

Police suspect a 26-year-old man she knew committed the attack.

They said he may have been angry because she was talking to someone else.

The suspect allegedly visited her while she was alone and fled after an argument.

CCTV reportedly showed him entering the building at about 5:40 pm.

Police have formed around 15 teams to find him.

Key facts

Victim
A 21-year-old second-year student at Delhi University’s School of Open Learning
Suspect
Imran, 26; the victim’s brother named him as Aqib alias Imran
Relationship
Police said the victim had known the accused for about one and a half years
Suspected motive
Police suspect anger over the victim talking to another person
CCTV timing
The accused was reportedly seen entering the building around 5:40 pm
Emergency call
Tilak Nagar Police Station received a PCR call at 7:24 pm
Police response
About 15 teams were formed to apprehend the absconding suspect

Quotes

Hareshwar V Swami

Deputy Commissioner of Police (West), Delhi Police

“Her elder sister called me from Chandigarh and asked me to reach their home. She told me that her sister had been stabbed. I called my friends to take her to the hospital. When I reached there, an ambulance was already there. Later on, the hospital pronounced her dead.”
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“A murder case has been registered based on the statement of the deceased's brother, and an investigation is underway. The victim's brother stated that his sister knew a boy named Aqib alias Imran, who resides in the nearby area.”
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