Delhi: Married man stabs lover after fight over forced abortion, arrested
New Delhi, Dec 20 (PTI): A 35-year-old woman in Delhi was stabbed multiple times allegedly by her lover following an argument over her forced abortion, police said on Saturday as they arrested the accused, who was later remanded in judicial custody.
According to the police, Neha, the victim, had been living on rent in Om Vihar locality of Delhi's Uttam Nagar area for the past four years and had been a relationship with Yashpal (43) - a security guard who is already married - for the last eight to nine years.
In November, she got pregnant and without her knowledge, Yashpal allegedly gave her abortion pills by mixing them in a beverage, which lead to the termination of the pregnancy, the victim said in her statement.
This act triggered repeated confrontations between the two.
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On December 16, another quarrel broke out between them, during which Yashpal allegedly pinned down the woman to the bed. And with the intent to kill, he stabbed Neha several times on the neck with a knife before fleeing the spot, they said.
On his way out, Yashpal took her phone and locked the house from outside, the police added.
Neha raised an alarm and later lost consciousness. The police were alerted by a neighbour and she was rushed to the hospital, a senior police officer said.
The police said they received a call regarding the stabbing 12.24 am. However, by the time a team reached the spot, the injured woman had already been taken to Deen Dayal Upadhyay (DDU) Hospital.
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The victim suffered multiple stab injuries of varying sizes around her neck, besides abrasions on her hands and chest, the police said, adding that the doctors noted nose bleeding and loss of consciousness at the time of admission.
A case has been registered under Section 109 (Attempt to murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
The accused was arrested the same day and produced before a court, which remanded him to judicial custody. Further investigation is underway, the police said.
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RR beat RCB by six wickets in IPL
Guwahati (PTI): Blistering fifties by Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Dhruv Jurel powered Rajasthan Royals to a six-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their IPL match here on Friday.
Sent in to bat, RCB rode on a fighting half-century by skipper Rajat Patidar (63) to post 201 for 8.
Virat Kohli (32), Romario Shepherd (22) and Venkatesh Iyer (29) also chipped in with useful contributions.
In reply, Sooryavanshi (78 off 26 balls) and Dhruv Jurel (81 not out off 43 balls) shared a 37-ball 108-run partnership for the second wicket to set the platform. Krunal Pandya (2/30) tried to bring them back with back-to-back wickets.
But Jurel, in the company of Ravindra Jadeja (24), completed the task with another 68-run stand, with two overs to spare.
For RR, Jofra Archer (2/33), Ravi Bishnoi (2/32) and Brijesh Sharma (2/37) took two wickets.
Brief scores:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 201 for 8 in 20 overs (Rajat Patidar 63; Jofra Archer 2/33, Ravi Bishnoi 2/32, Brijesh Sharma 2/37).
Rajasthan Royals: 202 for 4 in 18 overs (Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 78, Dhruv Jurel 80 not out; Krunal Pandya 2/30, Josh Hazlewood 2/44).
