'No Regret' on Delhi murder charges, buys knife to kill 'GF' from Ukhand; 2 days police custody

Delhi murder case: Police are trying to find out more about a tattoo with the name 'Praveen' on the victim's arm which they say could lead to frequent fights between Sahil and the girls and the murders in the Shahabad dairy area.

Shahabad milk murder case Sahil (20) has been accused of buying a knife from his 'girlfriend' from Haridwar in Uttarakhand about 20 days ago.

Sources said the 16-year-old victim threatened to go to the police if Sahil, an AC repairman by profession, did not keep his distance. In an NDTV report, the police said that he also used a toy pistol to scare her.

The report also said that during the overnight interrogation, Sahil told the police that he had no regrets. According to news agency ANI, their sources said the accused went to Delhi's Rithala area and threw the knife before taking a bus to Bulandshahr.

The sensational murder of a 16-year-old boy in Delhi's Shahabad dairy area was reportedly witnessed by some bystanders and passers-by. No one called the police for about 25 to 30 minutes when the dead girl was lying in a corner.

An Indian Express report quoted DCP (Outer North) Ravi Kumar Singh as saying that at around 9.35 pm, a police informer informed the police about the murder of a girl and asked them to come immediately. The time stamp on the CCTV footage of the incident shows that the time was recorded as 8.45 pm.

“Though the time stamp on the CCTV is not accurate, we found that there was a delay of 25-30 minutes in reporting the crime. None of the locals or passers-by seen on CCTV have called PCR The dead body was found at the scene and was later found by our informant The informant called the beat officer at around 9.35 pm. There was no delay in the response of the police team to the incident as fire crews reached the spot within minutes.

'Why should we interfere?'

The police statement was corroborated by nearby residents who expressed hesitation to intervene during the murder. According to a Hindustan Times report, a man whose house was located behind the scene of the killings said that the volume of his television set was too loud for him to hear the cries. The report quoted a man who denied killing himself as saying, "If the people living outside the home where the murder occurred don't intervene, why should we?"

The report quoted a mother, Alka, who ran outside to fetch her six-year-old son after hearing screams. “As soon as I saw my son playing on the street, I dragged him inside the house. "It was terrifying," Alka said in the report.

It is clear in the CCTV footage that the 20-year-old Sahil beat the 16-year-old girl to death against a wall in a narrow street, where it is clear that the people are mostly men. At least 16 times

A passenger also stopped for a second to observe the brutality but then quietly moved on. The report states that the alley where the crime took place was bright with lights from nearby houses. However, when Shahil finally walked away, the road suddenly became deserted with the dead girl. Just a second later, some people panicked But when Sahil reappeared and started slapping the stone slabs on the body, the men also left, HT reported.

Shahbad Deri Murder: How Minor IR Girl Was Killed?

• Sahil brutally stabbed a 16-year-old girl 20 times and strangled her to death on a cement slab on Sunday evening.

• In total, the girl, Sakshi, was found to have 34 injury marks on her body and her skull was fractured. Police said the final post-mortem report is awaited. The accused was arrested from Bulandshahr after calling his aunt's father at a place in Uttar Pradesh.

• Sahil (20) switched off his mobile phone after the incident and went to his aunt's house. A senior police officer said, "A phone call to his father informing him of Sahil's sudden arrival from his aunt (bua) helped him to arrest him from Bulandshahi in Uttar Pradesh."

During investigation, Sahil told the police that he was in a relationship with the victim since June 2021.

• The girl had stopped talking to Sahil a few days ago and had a fight with Sahil a day before the murder, police said.

• “The 20-year-old was in a relationship with Sahil since 2021, but of late they shared a strained relationship, often fighting over things. She eventually stopped talking to him and wanted to end the relationship with him, but he approached her and wanted to get back together with her, the officer said. “They also had a fight on Saturday which made their relationship worse. "Be the reason behind the murder," he said.

Why was the minor killed?

• Preliminary investigation revealed that the accused was angry after her break-up. He suspected that she started talking to her ex-boyfriend and had an affair with him. He probably threatened to kill him. Police are trying to find out more about a tattoo on the victim's hand with the name "Praveen" which they say could lead to frequent fights between Sahil and the girl and the eventual murder.