In yet another case of honour killing, a 25-year-old transporter was stabbed to death by his brother-in-law in Outer Delhi's Aman Vihar area on Wednesday afternoon. The accused also attacked his 23-year-old sister, who is recuperating in the Sanjay Gandhi Hospital.
Police said that the deceased has been identified as Harender, while the sister has been identified as Priyanka. Three months ago, Priyanka eloped and married Harender. Preliminary investigation revealed Priyanka's family was against their marriage.
"The incident occurred on Wednesday afternoon when the Harender's brother-in-law, Dharmendra, came to meet his sister at her home in Pratap Nagar. He was not happy with their marriage and after a heated argument, he took out his knife," said a senior police officer.
Dharmendra attacked on his brother-in-law and stabbed him to death and when his sister tried to intervene, he stabbed her as well. After committing the crime, the accused fled from the spot. The incident came to light when the victim's neighbours found them in a pool of blood and informed the police about the incident.