Overview
- Police and showroom staff discovered the body of an 18-year-old saleswoman named Shabnam on Saturday evening, November 14, 2026, with a slit throat inside a trial room while preparing to close.
- Neighbours who reviewed shop CCTV flagged that a man left the premises while the victim did not, and a scarf and blood seeping from the trial room prompted the search that found her body.
- Forensic teams recovered a blood-stained knife and noted a sharp neck injury, and investigators are examining multiple CCTV angles to reconstruct the attack and the accused's escape route.
- Delhi Police arrested a 29-year-old man identified as Suraj on Sunday and are questioning him as they probe a suspected fallout in a personal relationship, including reported familial ties and alleged prior assaults.
- Authorities have registered a murder case, sent the body for post-mortem to Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital, and say further forensic results and CCTV analysis will determine charges and next investigative steps.