Overview
- Police say former live-in partner Aashu attacked Shalini and her husband Aakash around 10:15 pm Saturday near Qutub Road, where Aakash overpowered him during the scuffle.
- Doctors at Lady Hardinge Medical College declared Shalini and Aashu dead on arrival, while Aakash is under treatment for multiple stab wounds.
- Investigators describe the case as a crime of passion tied to a love-triangle and a paternity dispute, with Shalini’s two young children present during the attack.
- An FIR citing Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Sections 103(1) for murder and 109(1) for attempt to murder was registered on the complaint of Shalini’s mother.
- Police note Aashu was listed as a ‘bad character’ with prior cases and say they have seized phones, recorded family statements, sent bodies for post-mortem, and are awaiting Aakash’s discharge for further legal action.