A 45-year-old married woman was stabbed to death with a pair of scissors in public view by a neighbour in east Delhi's Gandhi Nagar area today, police said.
The incident took place around 10 am when the woman, Lalita Devi, whose husband is "mentally unstable", was heading towards office when the accused, Rakesh, waylaid her. After heated argument, he suddenly pulled out a pair of scissors and attacked Lalita, a police official said.
As he tried to escape after the incident, a group of local residents who had witnessed the crime caught Rakesh and thrashed him.
During investigation, it emerged that Rakesh was frustated over Lalita not responding to his advances for the past few days, the official said.
Lalita lived with her husband, Ramesh Bhatia, and other family members in Multani Mohalla. The couple have a 15-year-old daughter who lives at her aunt's house. Since Ramesh does not work, it was Lalita who was working to make ends meet for her family.
Lalita sustained injuries on her abdomen, back and arms. She died by the time she was rushed to a hospital, the official said.
