Woman found dead in south Delhi home

A 25-year-old woman was found murdered in her rented apartment in south Delhi’s Kotla Mubarakpur on Tuesday night

Updated on: Oct 9, 2025, 07:37:54 IST

By Hemani Bhandari

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A 25-year-old woman was found murdered in her rented apartment in south Delhi’s Kotla Mubarakpur on Tuesday night. The woman, identified as Sakshi Kumari (25), worked at a company in Okhla.

Cops suspect the attacker was someone the woman knew; forensic teams have collected samples. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

DCP (South) Ankit Chauhan said a PCR call was received at 9.19 pm from Pratap Gali in Nanak Chand Basti regarding a disturbance from the woman’s house. The caller, who was informed by his parents about sounds of a quarrel coming from the house, reached the location, noticed bloodstains on the staircase and alerted the police.

A team from Kotla Mubarakpur police station reached the spot and broke open the door which had been locked from outside. The cops found the woman’s body lying on the floor with multiple stab injuries on the face and throat.

The crime and forensic teams inspected the scene and collected evidence for examination. “Preliminary investigation suggests that the woman was with someone she knew and a quarrel broke out between them, during which she was stabbed multiple times,” a police officer said.

Police have registered a case on charges of murder. Further investigation is underway.

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Hemani Bhandari
Hemani Bhandari is a Special Correspondent with Hindustan Times in New Delhi, where she reports on crime, policing, governance and social issues. With over a decade of experience in journalism, she specialises in combining on-ground reporting with evidence-based storytelling to examine the human impact of public policy, law enforcement and urban governance. Over the years, she has reported extensively on major developments in the capital, including crime investigations, civic challenges, protests, and issues affecting vulnerable communities. As a Special Correspondent, she focuses on producing exclusive investigations, enterprise stories and long-form features that go beyond daily news cycles. She has a keen interest in using public records, official data and field reporting to uncover systemic issues and present complex subjects in an accessible manner. A graduate of the Asian College of Journalism, Hemani believes in rigorous, ethical and evidence-based reporting. She is passionate about investigative journalism and continuously seeks to expand her skills in data journalism, open-source investigations and digital reporting techniques.Read More

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