Stabbed by man who killed self hours later, girl succumbs at Delhi hospital
New Delhi (PTI): A 16-year-old girl succumbed to her injuries on Saturday morning after being stabbed by a man who allegedly died by suicide in a cylinder blast at his house after the attack in Delhi's Seemapuri area, police said.
Police had earlier said that they received a PCR call at 5.33 pm on Friday, reporting that a girl had been stabbed and was lying unconscious with multiple injuries in Old Seemapuri.
Police teams rushed to the spot and found that the injured girl had already been shifted to Guru Teg Bahadur (GTB) Hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries on Saturday morning, a senior police officer said.
The victim, a student of class 10, had gone to a nearby market to buy medicine when she encountered the accused, identified as Jatin, who attacked her repeatedly with a knife before fleeing, the officer said.
The injured girl used the phone of a man present at the spot to call her mother and inform her about the incident, the officer added.
Based on the PCR call, a medico-legal case (MLC) was initiated, and the crime scene was inspected. Following this, a case of attempted murder was registered. It has now been converted into a murder case as the girl died during treatment.
"Meanwhile, after stabbing the minor, the accused, Jatin, went to his house, entered the kitchen, removed the pipe from a gas cylinder, and set himself on fire," police said.
Neighbours, noticing the fire, alerted Jatin's mother.
The officer said that when police entered the house, they found Jatin severely burnt and already dead.
He added that a PCR call was also received at the same police station regarding the cylinder blast at a house in New Seemapuri.
"He was alone in the house at the time of the incident and was rushed to GTB Hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead. His body has been preserved in the mortuary for postmortem," police said.
During the investigation on Friday, police established that Jatin was the same person who had stabbed the girl earlier in the day.
"We are probing the sequence of events and the motive behind the attack. The team is probing the matter from all possible angles," police said.
On Saturday, the minor girl's family staged a protest, demanding justice for their daughter and the suspected involvement of other people, too.
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345 Indian fishermen stranded in Iran return home via Armenia
New Delhi (PTI): A group of 345 Indian fishermen, who were stranded in Iran amid escalating regional tensions, returned to India via Armenia on Saturday, officials said.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar thanked his Armenian counterpart Ararat Mirzoyan for assistance in return of the Indian nationals.
The Indian nationals arrived in Chennai this evening, the officials cited above said.
The circumstances that led to them being stranded in Iran were not immediately known.
"Thank FM @AraratMirzoyan and the Government of Armenia for facilitating the evacuation of Indian fishermen today from Iran, through Armenia to India," Jaishankar said on social media.
Over 1,500 Indian nationals have left Iran through land border crossings in Armenia and Azerbaijan since the start of the West Asia conflict over a month ago.
"A group of Indian fishermen, stranded in Iran, are returning home via Armenia today; their flight is expected to reach India this evening," a government statement said.
It said the Ministry of External Affairs continues to closely monitor the evolving situation in the West Asian region, with the safety, security and welfare of the Indian community being accorded the highest priority.
It also made a mention of five Indians being injured in Abu Dhabi on Friday.
According to Abu Dhabi authorities, the Indian nationals were among the 12 people injured by debris from an intercepted missile.
"In an attack in Abu Dhabi, five Indian nationals were injured; four have been discharged, one remains under treatment," the Indian government's statement said.
It said the Indian mission in Abu Dhabi is extending "full" assistance and coordinating with local authorities, adding that their flight is expected to reach India this evening.
