Teenager stabbed to death by stalker in Delhi market
July 18, 2015 12:18
A 19-year-old girl from Delhi was stabbed to death on Thursday night at a crowded market by the man she had sent behind bars for stalking her, The Times of India reports.
Meenakshi was with her neighbour, returning home with groceries from a market at Punjabi Basti colony in Anand Parbat, when the accused, Jai Prakash, 22, blocked her way and passed a lewd remark.
Witnesses said Meenakshi protested instantly. Her police complaint in 2013 had led to Prakash and his mother Shashi Bala being taken into preventive custody. Prakash's family had since been pressuring her to withdraw the complaint, according to the report.
Enraged by her protest, Prakash allegedly fished out a knife and stabbed her.
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Meenakshi was with her neighbour, returning home with groceries from a market at Punjabi Basti colony in Anand Parbat, when the accused, Jai Prakash, 22, blocked her way and passed a lewd remark.
Witnesses said Meenakshi protested instantly. Her police complaint in 2013 had led to Prakash and his mother Shashi Bala being taken into preventive custody. Prakash's family had since been pressuring her to withdraw the complaint, according to the report.
Enraged by her protest, Prakash allegedly fished out a knife and stabbed her.
Read the full report here
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