New Delhi: A 640-page final chargesheet has been filed against Sahil, who was accused of killing a 16-year-old girl in Delhi's Shahbad Dairy earlier last month, news agency ANI reported. Twenty-year-old Sahil Khan was accused of fatally stabbing his minor girlfriend and assaulting her with a concrete slab, police said.
According to Delhi Police, the accused and the deceased had a strained and troubled relationship. "It has been determined that Sahil was irritated with the minor because she was ignoring his calls and wanted to end the relationship. This infuriated him, and he threatened to kill her. He kept pressuring her to continue the relationship, but she refused," an officer said.
An initial medical examination revealed that the victim had over 34 wounds on her body, approximately 20 of which were stab wounds. According to the police, her skull was fractured when she was struck by the concrete slab.
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It is to be noted that for a few weeks before the incident, the girl had been staying at a friend's house. On the day of the murder, she was stabbed several times and then fatally beaten on a crowded street in Delhi's Shahbad Dairy neighbourhood, police said.
Meanwhile, no bystanders or residents intervened or offered assistance. The brutal assault was captured on CCTV, and the footage quickly spread across social media platforms.
Sahil's landlord said that he had been living in the area with his family for nearly two years and had no prior reports of brawls or scuffles. "Sahil had been staying here for the last two years along with his three sisters and parents. His father's name is Sarfaraz. He never had any fights with anyone in the neighbourhood," his landlord told news agency ANI.