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Delhi showroom murder: CCTV shows victim's final struggle with 'ex-friend'

By · Via Times of India · Published by Everything Blog

In short

The victim, identified as store employee Shabnam, was discovered by colleagues around 9 p.m. after they spotted her scarf and blood seeping from underneath a trial room door. Security cameras captured her desperate attempts to defend herself and flee before Suraj pulled her by the hair into the fitting stall. Responding officers recovered a blood-stained knife near the scene and transferred her body to Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital for an autopsy. Investigators are exploring whether a fractured romantic partnership drove the assault while also examining past complaints from the victim's family.

Key points

  • Police have arrested 29-year-old Suraj in connection with the fatal attack inside the Wes…: Police have arrested 29-year-old Suraj in connection with the fatal attack inside the West Delhi clothing store.
  • Investigators are interrogating the suspect to determine if the crime stemmed from a sour…: Investigators are interrogating the suspect to determine if the crime stemmed from a souring romantic relationship.
  • Authorities are actively reviewing prior assault allegations made by the victim's family…: Authorities are actively reviewing prior assault allegations made by the victim's family against the detained suspect.

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NEW DELHI: A CCTV footage from a clothing showroom in West Delhi's Moti Nagar has captured the final moments of an 18-year-old girl, showing her desperately trying to escape as a man allegedly assaults her before dragging her into a trial room and killing her.

The footage reportedly shows the accused, identified as 29-year-old

Suraj, repeatedly attacking Shabnam as she screams and attempts to flee. At one point, she sits down and tries to shield herself from the blows, but the man continues assaulting her.

He is then seen dragging her by her hair into the trial room, where he allegedly slits her throat.

Police arrested Suraj on Sunday and are questioning him to establish the exact motive behind Saturday's murder, including a suspected fallout following a romantic relationship, a police officer said.

Shabnam worked at the showroom near Moti Nagar Metro Station. Her body was found inside the trial room by the staff later that evening, police said.

According to the preliminary investigation, Shabnam and Suraj were on friendly terms, but their relationship had reportedly turned sour over the…

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