Angry over her affair, teen stabs sister to death

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NEW DELHI: An 18-year-old stabbed his younger sister to death in Mandawali, east Delhi, on Monday night after learning that she had visited her boyfriend in the neighbourhood at night. Police said the accused, Sujeet, is on the run.

Laxmi Sharma (17), a resident of Mandawali A block, was a class XI student. On Monday night, she reportedly left home around 10pm without informing her family, to visit her friend Ankit's house two blocks away. However, Ankit (22) and his relative called up the Sharma family and asked them to take her home.

Police said Sujeet lost his temper in the argument that took place on their returning home, and stabbed Laxmi with a kitchen knife in the heat of the moment.

Laxmi and Ankit reportedly met around six months ago when he rented a house in her block. They were reportedly keen to marry but their families were opposed to the match. Ankit told police he did not want to go against his family's wishes and was trying to dissuade Laxmi.

Laxmi's family had come to know about their affair three months ago, and Sujeet had warned her to break it off, however the two continued to meet. Later, neighbours said, Ankit had moved out to E block with his brother-in-law Dilip Gupta.

On reaching home from Ankit's house, police said, Laxmi was scolded and counselled by her extended family, including her father Ram Kumar Sharma, grandmother, a widowed aunt, stepmother Sunita and four siblings. However, Sujeet lost his cool and stabbed Laxmi in a fit of rage.

The panicked family rushed the girl to Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital, where she succumbed to her injury after three hours. The postmortem was conducted on Tuesday afternoon and the results are awaited.

Police, who were informed about the stabbing at night, recorded the family's statements at the hospital. They also inspected the scene of crime and collected evidence. Police teams have been formed to carry out raids for Sujeet's arrest after a murder case was registered on the statement of his stepmother Sunita.

Police said it was not a case of honour killing but a crime of passion. A senior district police officer said, "The victim did not elope or live with the youth. There was no family restriction on her. She was not stopped from attending school either. In fact, her mother is the complainant in the case, so there is no question of involvement of the family members in the crime."

Angry over her affair, teen stabs sister to death - The Times of India
 
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