Resistance to a rape attempt by a neighbour led to the murder of a 22-year-old woman whose body was found at her residence in Northwest Delhi's Jehangirpuri on Sunday, said the police.
The accused, Dabloo (25), who was staying with his cousin in the same building where the victim’s family lives, has been arrested.
According to the police, Dabloo tried to sexually assault the victim, Rinku. When she resisted his attempt and raised an alarm, he strangled her with a cloth and fled with valuables kept in the house.
Accused inebriated
The accused was inebriated and he was scared that Rinku’s screams could alarm the neighbours, said a senior police officer. “Dabloo had come to live with his brother Raju on the floor above the victim’s house five days ago. On Sunday afternoon, he saw that only the woman and her 10-month-old daughter were present at home. He entered the flat and tried to sexually assault Rinku,” said the police officer.
Missing since murder
The incident came to light around 4.30 p.m. when a girl from the locality went to the house to play with the baby and found Rinku’s body there. The victim’s husband, Raj Kumar, returned home from his shop in a nearby market and rushed Rinku to the hospital where she was declared brought dead.
Since the day of Rinku’s murder, Dabloo had been missing. This led the family of the victim to suspect that he might be involved in the murder. “On Tuesday, after sustained efforts, Dabloo was held from Jalalabad in UP,” said the officer.
