16-yr-old girl stabbed 20 times, bludgeoned to death by boyfriend in full public view
NEW DELHI :
A 16-YEAR-OLD girl was
stabbed over 20 times and
bludgeoned to death by a
youth in a busy bylane as
passersby looked on in NorthWest Delhi’s Shahbad Dairy
area - an incident that has
drawn massive outrage as the
video of the horrific killing
appeared online.
Delhi Police said the
accused, 20-year-old Sahil,
was arrested from
Bulandshahr in Uttar Pradesh
on Monday. He and the victim, Sakshi, were in a “relationship” but had a quarrel on
Saturday. The victim had gone
shopping on Sunday evening
for the birthday party of her
friend’s child when she was
accosted by the accused in the
densely populated neighbourhood, they said.
A nearly 90-second video of
the incident that was shared
online showed the accused
pinning the victim to a wall
with one hand and stabbing
her repeatedly. He did not stop
even when the girl slumped
to the ground, jabbing the
knife into her over 20 times,
kicking her and then slamming a cement slab on her
repeatedly.
In a shocking display of public apathy, people can be seen
passing by, with some
bystanders staring in alarm,
but not doing anything to stop
the brutal attack.
The accused is seen walking away from the victim in a
casual manner, only to turn
back and again hit her with
the slab before leaving the site.
“I have never seen such a
frightening case.What was the
fault of the 16-year-old girl
that she was brutally killed on
the road? Several people saw
this but did not pay heed. No oneisafraidofthepoliceand
the law in Delhi,” Delhi
Commission for Women
Chairperson Swati Maliwal
said. Delhi Chief Minister
Arvind Kejriwal and other
AAP leaders attacked
Lieutenant Governor V K
Saxena, saying it was his
responsibility to maintain
law and order in the city,
while the Delhi BJP claimed
it was a case of “love jihad”
and slammed the AAP for
“trying to portray” it as an
“ordinary”murderanda law
and order issue. Calling the
incident“extremelydisturbing and appalling”, the
National Commission for
Women said its chairperson
RekhaSharmahaswrittento
the Commissioner of Police
ofDelhitoconducta fairand
time-boundinvestigationin
the matter.TheCommission
has formed a three-member
team headed by member
DelinaKhongduptolookinto
the matter.
Delhi Police PRO Suman
NalwasaidtheaccusedSahil
worked as a fridge and AC
mechanic. He livedina rented accommodation with his
parents andthree siblings in
Shahbad Dairy area.
A case under Section 302
(murder)ofthe IndianPenal
Code has been registered at
ShahbadDairypolicestation
on the complaint by the victim’sfather,thepoliceadded.
The police suspect that
“strainedrelationship”ofthe
accused with Sakshi could
be a possible reason behind
the crime. A police officer
said that the girl’s skull was
ruptured, citingpreliminary
findingsofthepost-mortem.
Sakshi, whose father is a
labourer,passedClass10this
year. The victim’s parents,
whoareresidentsofJJColony
in Shahbad Dairy and have
a younger son, said she was
stayingwithherfriendNeetu
for the last 15 days since the
latter’s husband was out of
Delhi for work. Recalling
Sunday’s events, Neetu, who
has two children, saidSakshi
was busy organising the
birthdaypartyforherdaughter and went to the nearby
market to get a dress for the
child. She informed Neetu
that she wanted to use the
washroom and was going to
theircommonfriend’splace.
NeetuclaimedthatSakshi
and Sahil often fought with
each other but she got to
know about their “friendship” only six months ago.
Seeking justice for their
daughter, Sakshi’s parents
demanded capital punishment for the accused.