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Delhi hotel horror: Woman stabbed to death, husband found unconscious
The couple had checked into the hotel on Wednesday night. Police say the man appears to have consumed poison before attacking his wife with knife.
The couple checked into Prince Hotel in North Delhi's Lahori Gate on Wednesday night. (Express Photo)
A couple had checked into a hotel in North Delhi’s Lahori Gate hotel on Wednesday night. By Thursday morning, 28-year-old Shivani was dead from multiple stab wounds and her husband, Prakash, also 28, was found unconscious after allegedly consuming poison, police said.
The two were staying at Prince Hotel. Police said hotel staff became suspicious when the couple did not respond to calls. They opened the door with a spare key and found Shivani lying in a pool of blood and Prakash unconscious.
DCP (North) Niharika Bhatt said, “We received information at Lahori Gate police station that a man and a woman were found unconscious at Prince Hotel. A police team immediately reached the spot… the woman bore multiple stab wounds.”
Both were rushed to the hospital, where the woman was declared dead on arrival. Police said Prakash is undergoing treatment.
Shivani hailed from Bihar’s Samastipur while Prakash is from Rajasthan. According to police, Prakash and Shivani got married about six months ago in Rajasthan where Prakash owned a tea shop. “But one month into their marriage, things started falling apart. There were disagreements between Shivani and her in-laws. The couple would also fight frequently,” said a senior police officer.
Police said Shivani subsequently left her in-law’s house and came to Delhi around five months ago. She started working at a salon and lived in Old Delhi, said a police officer.
On Wednesday, Prakash told Shivani that he was coming to Delhi to meet her, said an officer, adding that he reached the Capital by evening. “He booked a room at the hotel and asked her to meet him. The couple then checked into the hotel at night,” said a senior officer.
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Police said that prima facie, Prakash appears to have consumed poison before he stabbed Shivani multiple times.
Police are now trying to establish contact with the woman’s family and are trying to ascertain if it was a planned murder and verifying if Prakash was carrying a knife.
“Further investigation is underway to ascertain the exact sequence of events and circumstances surrounding the incident,” said DCP Bhatt.
© The Indian Express Pvt Ltd
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