A 26-year-old married woman working in a multinational company in Noida was hacked to death here while she was visiting her relatives, police said on Saturday.“Simranjeet Kaur was returning home when a man attacked her with a meat cleaver near Karol Bagh Metro station on Friday evening at 7.35 pm,” a police officer said.
“She was coming to give us all a surprise as my son had recently become a proud dad to a baby girl. Her mother was also at our residence when the tragedy occurred. The last call on her mobile phone was to her husband,” said uncle Prabhjot Singh. The family members also claimed she was not pregnant.
After attacking her, the assailant fled from the scene leaving behind the weapon, the officer added. Kaur was taken to a nearby hospital where she was pronounced dead on arrival. She received two deep wounds to her chest and shoulder. Police said the man and an alleged accomplice on a scooter have been identified on the basis of a CCTV footage installed near the Metro station.
Simranjeet resided in Nanakpura area with her husband who also works in Noida. She was married for the last two years. She passed out from Khalsa College and finished her MBA from Amity University. Her family members revealed she had never complained of anyone stalking her. The family members and relatives have left for Jalandhar for the cremation and police will question them once they are back in the Capital. “The motive behind the murder was not yet clear but we are investigating the case from all possible angles,” Joint Commissioner of Police Sandeep Goel said.