A 62-year-old woman was allegedly stabbed to death in east Delhi’s Dallupura village, the police said on Monday. They said prima facie, it appears to be a case of sexual assault, however, a post-mortem report is awaited.
The accused — Vipin Dedha from Dallupura village — has been arrested, a senior officer said.
The police received information about the incident from Dharamshila Hospital on Sunday at New Ashok Nagar police station. “A team reached the hospital and found that the victim, a resident Dallupura village, was declared brought dead in the hospital. Her throat was slit with a sharp-edged weapon, and she also sustained multiple injuries on her stomach,” said DCP (East) Priyanka Kashyap.
Next, a case under Section 302 (Murder) was registered at New Ashok Nagar police station. During investigation, the police analysed the CCTV footage of the area and identified the accused following which he was held.
During interrogation, he admitted having committed the offence, the…