Double murder jolts Delhi: Pregnant woman stabbed to death by lover, husband kills attacker
PTC News Desk: A dispute linked to an extramarital affair led to the deaths of two people in central Delhi’s Ram Nagar area. In a shocking sequence of events, a pregnant woman was fatally stabbed by her lover in public, after which her husband killed the attacker.
The victim, Shalini (22), a homemaker and mother of two daughters, was married to Akash (23), an e-rickshaw driver who is now in critical condition. The attacker, Aashu alias Shailendra (34), a known local criminal, was allegedly having an affair with her.
According to police, Aashu claimed that Shalini was pregnant with his child and was furious that she had chosen to stay with her husband.
The incident occurred late last night when Shalini and Akash went to visit her mother near Qutub Road. Aashu suddenly appeared and tried to stab Akash, who managed to dodge the attack. Seeing Shalini in an e-rickshaw, Aashu turned on her and stabbed her several times. When Akash rushed to defend his wife, he too was stabbed, but he managed to overpower Aashu, seize the knife, and kill him.
Shalini’s brother, Rohit, rushed the injured couple to the hospital, while police took Aashu there as well. Both Shalini and Aashu were declared dead on arrival. Akash sustained multiple stab wounds while attempting to save his wife, said Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central) Nidhin Valsan.
The incident caused panic in the locality. A case of murder and attempted murder has been registered based on a complaint by Shalini’s mother, Sheila. The bodies have been sent for post-mortem examination.
Sheila told police that Shalini and Akash’s marriage had gone through a rough patch a few years ago, during which Shalini got involved with Aashu and even lived with him for a time. The couple later reconciled and resumed living together with their two children.
This left Aashu enraged. He claimed to be the father of Shalini's unborn child, police said. Sources suggest Shalini insisted that Akash was the father, and that led Aashu to plan the attack on her and her husband.
- PTC NEWS
