Delhi Woman carrying child stabbed to death for resisting snatching, metres away from home

A25-year-old woman, on her way home with her two-year-old child, was stabbed to death allegedly by a snatcher while she was resisting a robbery bid in northwest Delhi’s Adarsh Nagar area.

The victim, identified as Simran, was reportedly returning home from market at 9:30 pm on Saturday when the incident took place. She was holding her child at that time.

CCTV footage of the incident shows a man following Kaur, who is carrying her child, and her mother Mamta. The accused, who can be seen walking slightly behind them, tries to snatch Kaur’s chain. The child falls on the road and Kaur and her mother chase the snatcher. But he stabs Kaur and manages to escape. A security guard runs after him but he flees with his accomplice waiting nearby on a scooter.

The accused fled after stabbing the victim, police said, adding that she was taken to a hospital where she was declared brought dead.

The victim, Simran, got married three years ago and was visiting her maternal house in Adarsh Nagar. Her in-laws belong to Punjab’s Patiala.

The accused, both of whom are residents of Jahangirpuri, have been identified as Aqibul, 22, and Fardeen, 19.

Residents of the locality have alleged that several incidents of snatching have taken place in the area in recent times but the police have not intensified patrolling, ANI reported.