- Man arrested for killing teenager in Delhi showroom.
- CCTV footage shows accused assaulting victim before murder.
- Victim Shabnam and accused Suraj had a strained relationship.
Jagran Correspondent Delhi | Police on Sunday arrested a 29-year-old man for allegedly killing a woman in the changing room of a showroom in West Delhi's Moti Nagar area. CCTV footage of the incident has also surfaced on social media, showing the accused assaulting the victim and dragging her by holding her hair towards the changing room.
Footage Reveals Last Moment
Police also retrieved CCTV footage that caught the victim's desperate last struggles and pleadings with her alleged killer. The accused is being questioned to ascertain the exact motive behind the murder, including a suspected fallout after a romantic relationship, the officer said.
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The CCTV footage purportedly showed Suraj repeatedly assaulting a woman inside the showroom as she tried to escape, screaming. At one point, she sits down and tries to protect herself from the blows, which the accused kept raining down on her, the video shows. The man then drags her by her hair to the trial room, where he allegedly slices her throat.
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According to the police, the accused was trying to flee Delhi, but was apprehended in time through technical and manual surveillance.
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On Saturday, the 18-year-old Shabnam, who was working in a clothing showroom, was murdered by slitting her throat. The accused, identified as Suraj, entered the showroom, took her to the changing room, and attacked her neck with a sharp weapon. He fled the scene after the incident.
Shabnam And Suraj Were In A Relationship
Shabnam worked at the showroom near the Moti Nagar Metro Station. Her body was found inside the trial room by the staff the same evening. According to the preliminary investigation, Shabnam and Suraj were on friendly terms, but their relationship had reportedly soured over the past few months. The police are also looking into allegations by the victim's family that the accused had assaulted her earlier.
(With Inputs From Gautam Kumar Mishra/PTI)