A candle march taken out on Thursday evening, in protest against the murder of a woman in Delhi’s Gandhinagar area, turned violent.
Candle march over murder of woman in Delhi’s Gandhinagar area turns violent (Screengrb)
A candle march taken out on Thursday evening, in protest against the murder of a woman in Delhi’s Gandhinagar area, turned violent.
During the march, the crowd became violent. Police barricades were broken and stone pelting was also reported to have occured.
Police used mild force to control the situation. According to DCP (Shahdara) R. Sathiyasundaram, the situation is normal now.
“The situation is normal now. The crowd was completely dispersed. Legal action was taken against organizers who instigated the crowd, which had assembled for candle prayer, to turn into a mob,” said DCP Sathiyasundaram.
The murder took place when the accused demanded sexual favour from the woman and when she refused to do so, he slit her throat, according to police.
The accused has been identified as Maan Singh (25), a resident of Kaushambi district in Uttar Pradesh. He was arrested on Wednesday in Gandhi Nagar.
Police got information that a 22-year-old woman was lying in a pool of blood on the stairs in Raghubrapura-II on July 1.
The body was shifted to GTB hospital. According to police, when the victim went to the terrace to dry her clothes, the accused blocked her way and demanded sexual favour from her. When she refused and threatened to inform her husband, he slit her throat.
(With inputs from PTI)
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