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Man kills woman with iron rod for refusing marriage proposal in south Delhi
Updated On: 29 July, 2023 09:05 AM IST | New Delhi | PTI
Nargis was attacked by 28-year-old Irfan when she was with him at a park near Delhi University`s Sri Aurobindo College, police officials said, adding that the accused has been arrested
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A 23-year-old woman was allegedly killed with an iron rod by a man in south Delhi`s Malviya Nagar area on Friday for turning down his marriage proposal, police said. The victim and the accused were first cousins, with their mothers as sisters, they added. Police also said the accused had allegedly been tailing the victim for the last three to four days for a chance to talk to her. Nargis was attacked by 28-year-old Irfan when she was with him at a park near Delhi University`s Sri Aurobindo College, police officials said, adding that the accused has been arrested.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal slammed the state of law and order in the city following the incident and urged the Union home minister and the lieutenant governor to take strict measures. "Another daughter was brutally murdered in Delhi, it is very sad. Law and order has become a serious issue in Delhi. It is a request to the LG and the Home Minister, make the police a little active. The safety of the daughters of Delhi and the people of Delhi is very important," he tweeted. Police said they got the information around 12 noon that a man hit a woman in her head at the Vijay Mandal Park in Shivalik A Block of Malviya Nagar and fled.
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