Just a day after being released from Tihar, a hardened criminal murdered an 18-year-old girl whom he claimed to love. The girl died on the spot whereas her mother was injured when she intervened to save her daughter.
The girl was stabbed repeatedly by the accused who felt slighted after the girl spurned his overtures for friendship. The grisly incident took place in North-East Delhi’s Welcome area on Friday morning. The accused was later arrested by police after the incident. Initial investigations have revealed that the felon was released only on Thursday from Tihar Jail. He went to the girl’s house on Friday and attacked her with a knife. It appears he had come fully prepared to kill the girl.
According to police, the accused — identified as Ayub Khan — was serving time in Tihar and was released on Thursday. The deceased — identified as Farah — had registered a case of molestation against him in July, following which he was arrested and sent to judicial custody. On Friday morning around 6.30 am, he reached Farah’s residence in Z-block in Welcome area. He walked up a flight of stairs to the second floor and barged into her living quarters. The girl was asleep when the attack took place. Ayub stabbed her till she bled to death. Hearing her daughter’s screams, her mother rushed to save her but was stabbed over five times. locals and neighbours rushed to rescue them. They mother-daughter duo was rushed to a nearby hospital where Farah was pronounced dead on arrival while her mother is undergoing treatment. Police swung into action and re-arrested the accused. A case of murder and attempt to murder has been registered at Welcome police station.
Farah used to earlier reside in the same block and the accused had accosted her. In July she was harassed by the accused as he had molested her on several occasions. She then filed a police complaint and the accused was arrested. Soon after, she shifted residence to another block.