Youth slits sister's throat

In a gruesome act, a 20-year-old youth killed his elder sister by slitting her neck on Tuesday morning. The incident happened in outer Delhi’s Shahbad Dairy, and the accused has been arrested.

Around 7 am in the morning, Vandana, 25, was arguing with her parents over some family matter in morning, which gradually led to heated exchange of words between Vandana and her parents, police said.

Umesh, a third year student pursuing his graduation through correspondence, was watching his sister and parents fight.

Suddenly he got incensed after seeing his parents being humiliated by his sister and in a fit of rage slit her neck with a knife, police said.

According to police, the woman was seen lying in a pool of blood when the police reached the spot. “She used to live in the ground floor of the two-storey house, while her parents and brother live in the first floor. She used to make her food separately, and there was tension in the family due to some family reasons,” said a police officer.

The main reason behind the murder is being speculated as family dispute over property and arguments between Vandana and Umesh.

According to sources, Vandana used to demand her share of property from her parents. Heated arguments and fights were a regular scene in this family. Vandana had also filed a case against her own parents and police was often called to solve their family disputes.

Apart from studying, Umesh, also works in a factory and his father owns a tea stall. Vandana used to take tuitions and worked at a property dealer's office. She was unmarried.

Police have registered a case of murder and the body of the deceased has been sent for postmortem.

Police are currently interrogating Umesh and trying to ascertain about the reasons behind the murder.