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Police Verify Alleged Instagram Threat Before West Delhi Murder
Police say a man named Imran is accused of killing Muskan Sharma in West Delhi.
They believe he may have threatened her in an Instagram video before going to her home.
Police are still checking whether that video is real.
Investigators say Imran attacked Muskan after an argument and then ran away with her phone.
Muskan was found badly hurt and later died.
Police tracked Imran using security-camera footage.
When officers found him, police say he shot at them, and they shot him in the legs while arresting him.
Investigators are also examining his earlier cases and social-media activity.
Police allege that 26-year-old Imran threatened to kill 21-year-old content creator Muskan Sharma during an Instagram live shortly before the killing, but are verifying the video’s authenticity.
Imran was arrested after allegedly firing four rounds at police in Rajouri Garden; officers fired three rounds, hitting both his legs.
Police allege that Imran strangled Muskan and stabbed her several times at her Old Mahavir Nagar home on August 26.
Muskan was found injured by domestic help and later died; a murder FIR was registered at Tilak Nagar police station on August 27.
Police say Imran and Muskan had known each other since 2024 and that their relationship had deteriorated amid alleged drug use, abusive behaviour and suspicion.
- Who
- Imran, 26, is accused of killing Muskan Sharma, 21, a content creator.
- What
- Muskan was allegedly strangled and stabbed, while Imran was later arrested after an exchange of fire with police.
- Where
- The alleged killing occurred at Muskan’s home in Old Mahavir Nagar, West Delhi; Imran was arrested near Nala Road in Rajouri Garden.
- When
- The alleged killing occurred on August 26; Muskan’s death was followed by a murder FIR on August 27. The arrest occurred late Thursday, according to police.
- Why
- Police say the relationship had deteriorated, allegedly involving abusive behaviour, drug use and Imran’s suspicion that Muskan was speaking to another man.
Key facts
- Victim
- Muskan Sharma, 21, described as a content creator
- Accused
- Imran, 26
- Alleged killing date
- August 26
- Murder location
- Muskan’s home in Old Mahavir Nagar, West Delhi
- Arrest circumstances
- Police allege Imran fired about four rounds before officers fired three rounds, hitting both his legs
- Murder case
- An FIR under Section 103(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita was registered at Tilak Nagar police station on August 27
- Earlier police contact
- Muskan allegedly approached police on July 18 but did not file a formal complaint
Quotes
A senior police officer
An unnamed senior officer describing the alleged murder
“It appears that Imran strangled her before stabbing her multiple times in the abdomen with a knife he had brought with him. He then took her phone and fled.”
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“He allegedly started by saying that he would die by suicide and then claimed that he would kill Muskan.”
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Hareshwar Swami
Deputy Commissioner of Police (West), Delhi
“The police team disclosed its identity and repeatedly asked him to surrender. Instead, he suddenly took out a pistol and opened fire towards the police party.”
indianexpress.com
Sources
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