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- A 48-year-old woman was stabbed to death inside a temple in east Delhi’s Mansarovar Park area on Sunday, triggering pani…
- The incident occurred around noon inside a temple located within the DDA Flats complex, when the victim was offering pra…
A 48-year-old woman was stabbed to death inside a temple in east Delhi’s Mansarovar Park area on Sunday, triggering panic and prompting the police to form multiple teams to track down the killers.
The incident occurred around noon inside a temple located within the DDA Flats complex, when the victim was offering prayers.
According to the police, a PCR call was received at around 12 pm reporting the incident.
“The caller told the team that two boys stabbed a woman priest on the head,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (Shahdara) Prashant Gautam said in a statement.
He further said that the victim, identified as Kusum Sharma, a resident of Mansarovar Park, sustained multiple stab injuries to the head and upper body. She was rushed to Guru Teg Bahadur (GTB) Hospital, where doctors declared her brought dead.
“We are examining CCTV footage from multiple locations in and around the area. Technical surveillance and local intelligence are being used to establish the identity of the assailant,” the officer said, adding that forensic teams have inspected the spot.
While the exact motive behind the murder is yet to be established, police said initial inquiry points towards a possible case of personal enmity or a targeted attack. “All angles are being thoroughly investigated, including personal disputes. At this stage, nothing is being ruled out,” the officer said.
The police have also questioned family members, neighbours and local residents to piece together the sequence of events.
A case of murder has been registered at the Mansarovar Park police station, and further legal proceedings are underway.
