Student beaten to death with iron rod by cousin after her family ‘refused his wedding proposal’
A STUDENT was allegedly brutally beaten to death with an iron rod by her cousin after her family turned down his wedding proposal.
The victim, identified as Nargis, 25, was found dead in a park near a college in South Delhi on Friday.
Officers discovered her beaten body under a bench after they were called to the scene shortly after midday.
A Delhi police official said the 25-year-old was found near Delhi University's Sri Aurobindo College.
"An iron rod was found near her body," police said, reports.
Nargis' 28-year-old cousin has been arrested.
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He allegedly spent three days planning the murder and handed himself into the police hours after the killing.
The suspect was reportedly seen in the park with Nargis before she was killed.
Police said Nargis and her cousin had been in a relationship and had discussed marriage - but Nargis' family disapproved of the decision.
The student then reportedly stopped talking to the suspect.
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He reached out to her and when she rejected him, he allegedly attacked her with an iron rod, police said.
A source told the : "The accused has claimed that he took the iron rod, which was used in the crime, from his house.
"He claimed that he tried to approach the woman on Monday."
Politicians have been left outraged over the horror killing - and have called for more to be done to protect women in the city.
Swati Maliwal, the chief of Delhi's Commission for Women, said: "I appeal to the central government to call a meeting regarding the safety of women in Delhi."
Delhi's chief minister Arvind Kejriwal added: "Another daughter was brutally murdered in Delhi, it is very sad.
"Law and order has become a serious issue in Delhi.
"The safety of the daughter of Delhi and the people of Delhi is very important."