Woman attacked by lover after abortion dispute

A 35-year-old woman in Delhi was stabbed multiple times allegedly by her lover following an argument over her forced abortion, police said on Saturday as they arrested the accused, who was later remanded in judicial custody.

According to the police, Neha, the victim, had been living on rent in Om Vihar locality of Delhi’s Uttam Nagar area for the past four years and had been in a relationship with Yashpal (43) — a security guard who is already married — for the last eight to nine years.

In November, she got pregnant and without her knowledge, Yashpal allegedly gave her abortion pills by mixing them in a beverage, which lead to the termination of the pregnancy, the victim said in her statement.

This act triggered repeated confrontations between the two. On December 16, another quarrel broke out between them, during which Yashpal allegedly pinned down the woman to the bed. And with the intent to kill, he stabbed Neha several times on the neck with a knife before fleeing the spot, they said.

On his way out, Yashpal took her phone and locked the house from outside, the police added.

Neha raised an alarm and later lost consciousness. The police were alerted by a neighbour and she was rushed to the hospital, a senior police officer said. The police said they received a call regarding the stabbing 12.24 am.

However, by the time a team reached the spot, the injured woman had already been taken to Deen Dayal Upadhyay (DDU) Hospital.

The victim suffered multiple stab injuries of varying sizes around her neck, besides abrasions on her hands and chest, the police said, adding that the doctors noted nose bleeding and loss of consciousness at the time of admission.

A case has been registered under Section 109 (Attempt to murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).  The accused was arrested the same day and produced before a court, which remanded him to judicial custody.

Further investigation is underway, the police said.