Wednesday, April 22, 2026
News

Civil servant's daughter allegedly sexually assaulted, killed at home in Delhi, former domestic help suspected

SocialTwist Tell-a-Friend    Print this Page   COMMENT

New Delhi | April 22, 2026 2:22:57 PM IST
In a shocking incident, a 22-year-old woman, daughter of a senior civil servant, was found murdered at her residence in a colony in southeast Delhi on Wednesday morning, police said.

According to police sources, the victim had completed her engineering and was preparing for the UPSC examination. Preliminary investigation indicates that she was sexually assaulted before being killed.

Police suspect that a mobile phone charging cable was used to strangle the victim. Police sources said the victim was alone at home at the time of the incident, as her parents had gone to the gym.

The crime came to light after information was received in the morning, following which police teams reached the spot and initiated an investigation.

Suspicion has fallen on a former domestic help who had been removed from service around one-and-a-half months ago. Police have registered a case, and teams are working to trace the suspect.

Further investigation is underway, police added. (ANI)

 
  LATEST COMMENTS ()
POST YOUR COMMENT
Comments Not Available
 
POST YOUR COMMENT
 
 
TRENDING TOPICS
 
 
CITY NEWS
MORE CITIES
 
 
INDIA WORLD ASIA
'Will he reset? Most certainly not': Jai...
Madhya Pradesh BJP serves notice to part...
'Doors will be opened for darshan': Utta...
EC denies rally permission to Mamata Ban...
Revanth Reddy challenges KCR's LoP post,...
Kedarnath Dham doors open; Uttarakhand C...
More...    
 
 Top Stories
Naomi Watts to feature in romantic ... 
Protect your identity, your rights:... 
Justin Long, Ron Perlman to be seen... 
Delhi: IRS officer's daughter murde... 
"Highly objectionable, dehumanising... 
IPL: LSG speedsters shine, restrict... 
"Having 3 very different films comi... 
'All We Imagine as Light' filmmaker...