A 30-year-old man has been arrested for raping and stabbing a 62-year-old vegetable vendor inside his home. The incident happened in East Delhi on Sunday.
Police mentioned the accused was recognized from the CCTV footage and preliminary investigation revealed that he had stabbed the sufferer 25 occasions.
DCP (East district) Priyanka Kashyap mentioned, “After receiving a grievance from the sufferer’s son, now we have registered an FIR for homicide and arrested the accused, who has been recognized as Vipin Singh. Prima facie it seems to be a case of sexual harassment.”
Police mentioned the sufferer lived along with her son and her grandson, who works as a safety guard.
“The incident came to light on Sunday afternoon when the victim’s son came back from work and found him covered in blood. They immediately informed the police, who along with forensic experts reached the spot,” mentioned a senior police officer.
During investigation, the police got here to know that the sufferer was at her store along with her grandson earlier than coming residence to prepare dinner meals round 12 midday.
“The police checked all of the CCTV cameras within the space; The accused is seen within the footage of a digital camera. With the assistance of native beat employees, they recognized him and arrested him on Sunday night.
During interrogation, the accused instructed the police that he first allegedly raped the sufferer after which stabbed her a number of occasions to mislead the police.
Kashyap mentioned, “He was caught due to the honest efforts made by the SHO and particularly the beat employees, who resolved the matter inside a really brief span of some hours (4-5 hours) by utilizing technical inputs and human intelligence. took.”
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
