Shalini, a 22-year-old woman who was pregnant, was stabbed to death by her ex-live-in partner on Saturday on the Qutub road in Delhi’s Nabi Klarim area while she was with her husband. In the fight that followed, Aakash, her husband, killed the attacker, police said on Sunday.
The woman, who was a mother of two, was travelling with her husband, Akash, to meet her mother. Aashu alias Shailendra, who was a past ex-live-in partner to Shalini, appeared and attacked the two on the road. Shalini was inside a rickshaw when Aashu attacked Akash.
According to Deputy Commissioner of Police Nidhin Valsan said "Akash managed to dodge the first blow, but Aashu then turned towards Shalini, who was seated in an e-rickshaw, stabbed her multiple times."
Akash had tried to rescue his wife but was stabbed