Marriage proposal spurned, man bludgeons woman to death in Malviya Nagar park 

Police said the mothers of victim and the accused happen to be sisters. “The deceased and the accused were said to be in a relationship earlier… there were even talks of marriage but the woman’s parents, and subsequently Nargis declined the proposal…this infuriated the accused,” said an officer.

An investigator, requesting anonymity, said, “The accused started a recce three days back and knew that Nargis travels through the park to go towards her coaching centre …he bought an iron rod from a market and placed it inside his bag which he was carrying at the time of the incident.”

Irfan had been working as a delivery agent, police said. “He had written entrance tests to join the Indian Army last year, in which he had failed… he  was also preparing for civil services exams,” said the officer.

Sources said Irfan had come on his scooter. He entered through a back entry gate, instead of the main entrance. “Prima facie from the wounds on the victim’s head and face, it seems he beat her up with the road at least three to four times,” said another officer.

At the incident spot, security incharge and one of the first responders, Surendra Kumar, said, “A few people strolling at the park came running towards me and said a girl is lying dead near a chair, nearly 100 metres from the park’s main gate…my supervisor and I rushed to the spot but the accused had fled by then.”