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21-year-old stabbed to death at West Delhi home, gym trainer friend is suspect
Police said the accused entered the victim's home while she was alone and allegedly killed her. The family claimed the accused was harassing her
Police said the victim, Muskan, lived on the second floor of a four-floor building, near Mangla hospital, with her parents and four siblings. (Special Arrangement)
Police said Muskan and the accused, Imran, knew each other. He is on the run.
Muskan lived with her family on the second-floor of a building in a narrow lane in Old Mahavir Nagar.
According to police, Imran reached Muskan’s neighbourhood around 5.40 pm Wednesday. Police said there was no sign of a forced entry into the house, and that Imran was likely let in.
She was alone at home. Her mother was out buying vegetables. Her two sisters, one of whom is also a model, were in Chandigarh for a shoot.
“Muskan and Imran got into a heated argument. It appears that in a fit of rage, Imran strangled her before stabbing her multiple times in the abdomen with a knife he had brought with him. He then took her phone and fled,” a senior police officer said.
About 6.40 pm, the family’s domestic help came to the house and found the door open. She saw that all the lights had been switched off, except for the one in Muskan’s room.
“She went inside and found Muskan, injured and bleeding. Hearing her screams, neighbours rushed to help and took Muskan to the hospital,” the officer said.
Muskan was cremated around 3 pm Thursday amid heavy police deployment outside the cremation ground. No media persons were allowed to enter.
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Security was stepped up near her house. Barricades blocked the entry to the lane, with police officers questioning everyone trying to enter.
Friends said Muskan was just starting off as a content creator, while simultaneously pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree from Delhi University’s School of Open Learning.
Muskan has two older sisters and a younger brother aged 18. They were raised by their mother, Kamlesh Sharma. Her father died 15 years ago.
“Muskan had been pursuing content like her sister, Anamika, who is a model. She started earning enough to build a decent career,” said a friend of Muskan, who lives three lanes away from her home.
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Police said Imran used to work at Seven Zone gym, about 2 km from Muskan’s house, as a trainer and had known each other since 2024.
© The Indian Express Pvt Ltd
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