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 utilizing CCTV footage and preliminary investigation revealed that he allegedly stabbed the sufferer 25 instances to make sure that his crime was by no means unearthed.
DCP (East district) Priyanka Kashyap mentioned, “After receiving a criticism from the sufferer’s son, we now have registered an FIR for homicide and arrested the accused, who has been recognized as Vipin Dedha. Prima facie it seems to be a case of sexual harassment.”
Police mentioned the sufferer lived together with her son and her nephew, who works as a safety guard. “The incident got here to gentle on Sunday afternoon when the sufferer’s son got here again from work and located him coated in blood. He instantly knowledgeable the police, who together with forensic consultants reached the spot. The sufferer’s throat was slit with a pointy weapon and several other sharp wounds have been discovered on her stomach.
During investigation, the police got here to know that the sufferer was at her store together with her nephew earlier than coming dwelling 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 workers, they recognized him and arrested him on Sunday night.
During interrogation, the accused advised the police that he first allegedly raped the sufferer after which stabbed her a number of instances to mislead the police. “He was arrested because of the sincere efforts made by the SHO and especially the beat staff, who solved the matter within a very short span of few hours (4-5 hours) by using technical inputs and human intelligence. During interrogation, he confessed to committing the crime. The weapon knife used in the crime has been recovered,” Kashyap mentioned.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
