Delhi: Man held for pushing partner off 6th floor

The accused was identified as Deepak Kumar. According to the police, he had pushed the 27-year-old woman (identity withheld by police) after she insisted to marry him.

Published on: Jul 31, 2025, 08:00:18 IST

By Jignasa Sinha

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The 32-year-old man who allegedly pushed his live-in partner to death off the sixth floor of a residential building in Narela has been apprehended and is undergoing interrogation, police said on Wednesday.

The incident had taken place on Monday night. (File photo)

The incident had taken place on Monday night. The accused was identified as Deepak Kumar. According to the police, he had pushed the 27-year-old woman (identity withheld by police) after she insisted to marry him. He had also allegedly assaulted her, officers said.

Kumar, an engineer, tore off his clothes and pelted stones at police when they arrived at the spot, officers said.

Hareshwar Swami, DCP (outernorth) said, “We think it was all an act to mislead us. We also took him to a hospital and he’s fine. He has been changing his statements and giving us irrelevant information.” The victim was a fashion designer who worked with an NGO. Police said she had met Kumar around 6-10 months back in Noida.

“On Monday night, the man told her that his family has started looking for a woman for arranged marriage. This upset her and they both fought. The two went to the sixth floor from where he pushed her,” said an investigator.

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Jignasa Sinha
Jignasa Sinha is a Special Correspondent at Hindustan Times in New Delhi. With more than six years of reporting experience, she covers crime and policing in the national capital. Her beats also include Delhi prisons, the Delhi Fire Services and Delhi courts, while she regularly reports on gender, labour and social justice. Over the course of her career, Jignasa has reported on major criminal investigations, international crime syndicates, high-profile cyber fraud cases, law-and-order developments, protests, disasters and public institutions. Her reporting combines breaking news with in-depth, long form, human interest stories that examine the human impact of public policy, policing and the criminal justice system. In addition to reporting for the newspaper, she contributes to the Hindustan Times website and app, and plays an active role in coordinating on-ground coverage of major developments and breaking news across Delhi. Before joining Hindustan Times, Jignasa worked at The Indian Express newspaper in New Delhi, where she spent five years covering crime, Delhi airport, courts and health. She began her journalism career as an intern at an AI magazine in Bengaluru while pursuing her postgraduate diploma in multimedia journalism at the Indian Institute of Journalism and New Media.Read More

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