A 33-year-old woman was killed by her friend after a quarrel broke out between them over a petty issue. The incident occurred on Monday night at an OYO flagship hotel in Outer North Delhi's Alipur area. Police said the victim, a resident of Khera Kalan, had checked into the hotel with accused on Monday to celebrate his birthday.
Police said the accused identified as Vikki Mann, a resident of Alipur has been arrested. According to Gaurav Sharma, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Outer North Delhi, on Tuesday around 10.30 am a Police Control Room (PCR) call was received regarding a woman lying in unconscious condition in a hotel room at Delhi's Alipur area.
"Acting on the call, Emergency Response Vehicle (ERV) was dispatched to the spot. The girl was rushed to hospital where she was declared brought dead," said the DCP.
"During initial investigation, it was revealed that the room was booked in the name of deceased identified as Asha (name changed), a resident of Khera Kalan in Delhi and accused Vikki. As per hotel record both checked in on Monday to celebrate accused birthday," said the DCP.
"During celebration, a quarrel took place between them while they were consuming and in course of quarrel, Vikki hit on woman's throat with some hard object and she became unconscious. However, the accused fled away from the spot leaving the woman inside the room," said the DCP.
"A case under relevant sections of Indian Penal Code (IPC) was registered at Alipur police station and the accused has been arrested," said the DCP adding that further investigation is going on.