NEW DELHI: A 22-year-old pregnant woman was stabbed to death allegedly by her former live-in partner in central Delhi’s Nabi Karim area. The husband of the victim overpowered him and stabbed him with the same knife leading to his death, too, police said on Sunday.
The incident took place on Saturday. The deceased have been identified as Aashu alias Shailendra (34), a resident of Amarpuri in Nabi Karim, and Shalini, a resident of Bagichi Pratap Nagar.
Shalini’s 23-year-old husband Aakash, also got injured in the incident.
On Saturday, around 10.15 pm, police got information that one Aakash and his wife Shalini had come to meet Shalini's mother, Sheila, at Qutub Road, Nabi Karim. At that time, Aashu arrived at the scene and allegedly attempted to attack Aakash with a knife, a senior police officer said.
Aakash managed to dodge the attack. Aashu saw Shalini, who was in an e-rickshaw, and reportedly stabbed her multiple times with the knife. When Akash noticed that Ashu was attacking his wife, he intervened and tried to free his wife from Ashu, Deputy Commissioner of Police (central) Nidhin Valsan said.
When Aakash intervened to stop the attack, Aashu stabbed him also. Aakash then overpowered Aashu and retaliated by stabbing him with the same knife. Aakash and Shalini were shifted to LHMC Hospital by Shalini's brother, Rohit. The police took Aashu to the same hospital, the DCP said.
The doctors declared both Aashu and Shalini as brought dead. Aakash is currently undergoing treatment.
According to the statement of Shalini's mother, Sheila, Aakash and Shalini were married and had two children. Shalini was reportedly pregnant at the time of her death.
She had a relationship with Ashu and stayed with Ashu as a live-in partner out of Delhi when she was not in good terms with Akash. Sometime back, she reconciled with Akash and left Ashu, Valsan said.
Ashu was reportedly angry at this. He also claimed to be the father of Shalini’s unborn child and there was contention between both Ashu and Akash.
Ashu was a bad character of Nabi Karim police station, while Akash also has three previous criminal involvements. Based on the statement by Sheila, an FIR has been registered under sections 103(1) and 109(1) of the BNS. The investigation into the matter has been taken up, he added.
