Delhi Woman Stabbed To Death In Front Of 2-Yr-Old By Chain Snatcher In Adarsh Nagar, Police Nab 2 Accused
The woman, identified as Simran Kaur, married three years ago, had come from Punjab, at her maternal house in Adarsh Nagar. She was walking with her two-year-old child when a chain snatcher came and tried to snatch her chain
New Delhi: Another snatching incident in the national capital has terrified the citizens after a 25-year-old woman was stabbed to death when she fought back against a snatcher in north-west Delhi’s Adarsh Nagar on Saturday night.
The victim, identified as Simran Kaur, married three years ago, had come from Punjab, at her maternal house in Adarsh Nagar.
A CCTV footage of the incident was widely shared on social media, two women can be seen walking when a man chases them and tries to snatch the victim's chain from behind. The woman then chases him, following which he falls on the road. He manages to stand up and then stabs the woman. Simran was walking with her two-year-old child when the chain snatcher came and tried to snatch her chain.
The victim was taken to Fortis hospital where she was declared brought dead. After the incident, the neighbours and residents of Adarsh Nagar got angry and gathered outside her house. They alleged that the incident is the outcome of poor patrolling of police in the area.
The Delhi Police have arrested the two accused from Jahangirpuri for the murder
In Delhi, snatching cases had gone up by 27.11% in 2020 when compared to the previous year, data released by Delhi Police, during their annual press conference earlier this month showed
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