Man filmed on CCTV cameras stabbing Delhi woman to death arrested in Mumbai
Highlights
- Adil, 23, was seen on CCTV camera stabbing a young woman in Delhi
- The woman was training to be stewardess, was stabbed in North East Delhi
- Two other men also arrested for helping Adil escape Delhi
A man who was caught on CCTV stabbing a 21-year-old girl to death in North East Delhi was today arrested from Mumbai.
Adil, 23, was seen on security cameras from a neighbourhood stabbing a woman in broad daylight on the road outside her house. The woman died in hospital on Friday.
Police say two other men have also been arrested who helped him in escaping Delhi after committing the crime.
Video from Tuesday evening showed the man quarreling with the woman outside her home as he lunges at her with a knife. They both then disappear into a doorway.
He told police he and two of his friends bought a knife from a market in north east Delhi. On the day of the incident, he asked his friends to inform him when the woman steps out of her house. Soon after she stepped out, Adil tried to speak to her. He stabbed her after a verbal altercation.
The police says he has a criminal record and earlier cases against him include car theft.
The victim was training to be a stewardess.
The woman's parents say that Adil had been stalking her for a year. The accused, according to the police had left Delhi and returned to the city on the same day that he stabbed her.