Delhi model murder: Cops suspect Imran killed Muskan over her talking to another man | Delhi News
NEW DELHI: A simmering two-month-long anger over another man may have culminated in a deadly confrontation inside a 21-year-old Delhi University student Muskan’s home, with police suspecting that jealousy drove Imran, a former gym trainer, to allegedly stab her multiple times, news agency PTI reported quoting officials on Thursday.The fresh details offer a possible motive behind the brutal killing of Muskan, a second-year student of Delhi University’s School of Open Learning and a model, whose murder inside her Tilak Nagar home had earlier triggered a search for her suspected attacker, Imran, 26.As per the PTI report, Muskan and Imran, who is currently unemployed, had known each other for around one-and-a-half years. Police suspect Imran had been angry with her for nearly two months because she was talking to another person.What police suspect happened before the killingPolice suspect that the tension eventually turned violent on Wednesday evening when Imran allegedly went to Muskan’s home while she was alone.An argument reportedly broke out between the two before Imran allegedly attacked her with a knife and fled, according to police.The investigation is also examining the nature of their relationship and what happened in the period leading up to the murder. As per the PTI report, police claimed that the two had met at a hotel on August 20, just days before the fatal attack.Harassment angle under probeAman, a friend of Muskan, had earlier claimed that Imran had been pursuing her for a long time and that her family had been informed about alleged harassment.The family, however, has not made a specific allegation against any other individual, and police are yet to establish the complete motive or sequence of events leading to the murder.The victim’s brother told police that Muskan knew Aqib alias Imran, who lived nearby, and suspected him of committing the crime, DCP (West) Hareshwar V Swami said, according to PTI.The crucial timelineCCTV footage showed the accused entering the building at around 5.40pm, a police source said.The incident came to light after the house help found Muskan injured on the second floor and informed her family. A PCR call about the stabbing was received at Tilak Nagar Police Station at 7.24pm, the DCP said, according to PTI.Muskan was rushed to hospital, where doctors declared her dead on arrival.The post-mortem examination is expected to establish the exact cause and nature of her injuries.Police hunt for ImranImran remains absconding, and police have formed around 15 teams to trace him, according to PTI. Investigators are scanning CCTV footage and conducting raids at multiple locations.Police are also examining the circumstances surrounding the alleged confrontation and gathering evidence to establish exactly what happened inside the house.The case therefore goes beyond the question of who allegedly carried out the stabbing: investigators are now trying to establish what triggered the confrontation, whether jealousy over another person was the immediate provocation, and whether earlier alleged harassment formed part of a longer pattern.Police have not yet conclusively established the motive, and further investigation is underway.(With agency inputs)
