Woman stabbed to death inside temple complex

A 48-year-old woman was stabbed to death inside a temple complex in east Delhi’s Man Sarovar Park area on Sunday afternoon. The victim, Kusum Sharma, was attacked around 12 noon inside a temple located in the DDA Park within DDA Flats, MS Park.

Police said a PCR call was received stating that two youths had attacked a woman with a knife on her head. When police reached the spot, the victim was found critically injured and was rushed to GTB Hospital, where doctors declared her brought dead. “The main accused has been detained along with the weapon of offence. Further investigation is underway to establish the motive and sequence of events,” said the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Shahdara.

Prima facie investigation suggests that the woman was repeatedly attacked with a knife by an unknown man inside the temple. The blows proved fatal. Police said the attack appeared sudden and brutal, leaving little chance for the victim to escape or raise an alarm. Another woman, aged around 68, was also injured in the incident. She had come to the temple to meet the victim and tried to intervene when the attack began. In the process, she sustained injuries and was later given medical treatment.

The incident caused panic among local residents, many of whom rushed to the temple after hearing screams. Several people gathered outside the temple as police sealed the spot for investigation. Police later confirmed that the accused has been identified as Anchal Saxena. He has been taken into custody and is being questioned. The knife used in the attack has also been recovered.

Locals have claimed that a property dispute may be behind the murder. Residents told police that there had been tensions linked to a property matter, though officials said this angle is still being verified. Investigators are examining past disputes, personal relationships and any previous complaints linked to the victim or the accused.

Kusum Sharma was a resident of Ramnagar, MS Park. Neighbours described her as a regular visitor to the temple and said she was known in the area. Police teams are scanning CCTV footage from the surrounding area to trace the movement of the accused and reconstruct the crime. Statements of eyewitnesses and locals are also being recorded.

A murder case has been registered, and further legal proceedings are underway. Police said more details will be shared as the investigation progresses. The incident has once again raised questions for citizens about personal disputes turning violent and the need for stronger preventive policing in residential areas.