In a sensational incident, a teenaged boy and his mother were allegedly stabbed to death by an unidentified youth who tried to end his own life after the act on Tuesday that sparked a hue and cry in Southwest Delhi’s Raj Nagar locality, police said.
The mother-son duo have been identified as Anju Devi (37) and Prashant (16). Anju’s husband, Raman Chaudhary, who has a computer repair shop nearby, was not at home when the alleged incident took place, police said.
locals told police they heard Anju screaming in the afternoon that somebody was attacking her son with a knife. But when locals surrounded the house, the accused locked himself inside, police said.
“It is a suspected case of personal rivalry. The weapon used in the offence has been recovered from the spot. The accused apparently slit his own throat after locking himself inside a room,” a senior official involved in the investigations said.
South West district police said while Anju was declared brought dead at the hospital, Prashant died on the spot as he had bled profusely after being stabbed repeatedly. The accused, who is as yet to be identified, is currently admitted in a hospital where his condition is stated to be critical. A case of murder has been registered in connection with the incident and is being investigated, police added.