A 25-year-old woman was brutally battered to death with an iron rod by her cousin. The cousin allegedly beat the woman to death for refusing to marry him. This sad event which occured in India has received the attention of the authorities.
The incident was reported on Friday when the woman’s body was found in a park in national capital Delhi on Friday afternoon.
“We received information that the body of a 25-year-old girl was found in a park near Aurobindo College in South Delhi’s Malviya Nagar [area]. An iron rod was found near her body,” a Delhi police official said, according to Indian media.
The victim, identified as Nargis, was crossing the park when her cousin Irfan called her to speak to him, said authorities. However, when she refused to speak to him and rejected his marriage proposal, Irfan allegedly attacked her with an iron rod he had brought with him, leading to Nargis’ death, they said.
The accused surrendered to police a few hours after committing the crime, said officials.
