DELHI: PLUMBER KILLS WOMAN IN DABRI MARKET, COPS SAY HE OWED HER MONEY

NEW DELHI: The police on Monday said they have arrested the 45-year-old plumber who allegedly stabbed a woman to death in the middle of a busy market in Dabri area on Sunday night.

According to the police, the CCTV footage from the crime scene shows suspect Dilip (identified only by his first name) stabbing the woman after a minor scuffle. The CCTV clip was widely circulating on social media groups on Monday.

Police said the incident took place on Som Bazar road in Rajapuri, Dabri, where the woman ran a small grocery shop. The 44-second video, recorded by a CCTV camera in the marketplace, shows the woman outside her shop and the suspect walking by when she stops him. Police said Dilip owed money to the woman and had not paid her back despite her repeated requests.

“The CCTV footage showed that the incident happened at 10.16pm. Dilip is seen walking by with a bag in his left hand and speaking to the victim, Vibha (identified by her single name)... The woman is seen lashing out with a stick at Dilip. A few seconds later, the suspect is seen keeping his bag on the pavement near the woman’s shop. He then takes out a knife from his bag, lunges at the woman and stabs her in the neck, even as 10-12 pedestrians pass them by,” said a police officer, asking not to be named.

Police said as soon as Dilip slit her neck and the woman fell to the ground, locals gathered at the spot and started beating him up.

Deputy commissioner of police (Dwarka) Shankar Chaudhary said, “While the police were investigating the matter, some people gathered there and laid siege to the police party and demanded that Dilip be handed over to them. The mob started pelting stones and bricks at the police party. Police managed to apprehend Dilip and also recovered the knife from his possession,” he said.