Woman killed in frenzied stabbing by stalker in Delhi

New Delhi: A 21-year-old woman was brutally stabbed to death with scissors in broad daylight on Tuesday by a stalker, who attacked her nearly 22 times in a span of two-and-a-half minutes as passersby looked on in north Delhi's Burari area.
The incident drew outrage as CCTV footage of the frenzied stabbing by 34-year-old Surender Singh was aired by media, prompting the Centre to seek a report from the Delhi Police.
The victim, Karuna Kumar, worked as a teacher at Novel Riches School along with her cousin Neha. Both of them were on their way to the school when Karuna was suddenly attacked by Surender with a pair of scissors near Labour Chowk in Burari around 9am on Tuesday, police said.
As Surender caught Karuna off guard and plunged the single blade of scissors in her body, a man rushed to stop him but soon backed off fearing attack on himself. Within two-and-a-half minutes, Surender had stabbed Karuna 22 times, they said. Neha was also threatened by Surender and had to back off but she kept shouting for help.
Surender is the son of a retired Delhi Police sub-inspector. He is going through divorce proceedings and has two kids. The CCTV footage showed that the accused came on a bike with another man and hurriedly got down before stabbing the girl who staggered and fell down as she tried to save herself. The brutal attack did not stop there and he kept on stabbing the helpless girl like a maniac even as some petrified passersby watched unable to take any action.
Karuna was rushed to Sushrut Trauma Centre in Civil Lines where she was declared brought dead by the doctors.
Surender was beaten up by the locals, who caught him and handed him over to the police. He was taken to Aruna Asaf Ali Hospital with head injuries but later shifted to LNJP Hospital. A case under section 302 IPC (murder) has been registered against the accused, said DCP (North) Madhur Verma. The Centre has sought a report from Delhi Police over the brutal murder of the girl.
"We have sought a fact report from Delhi Police Commissioner over the incident. Whatever happened is very sad," Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju told reporters.
Delhi's Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia expressed shock over the gruesome incident while hitting out at the Delhi Police, saying instead of "harassing" AAP legislators the force should focus on security of people. "Shocking incident in Delhi of stabbing of 21-year old woman. Delhi Police needs to focus on citizen's security than harassing AAP MLAs," he tweeted.
Surender had been stalking Karuna for the last year and six months and her family had lodged a complaint against him. She used to learn computer at the training centre owned by Surender and he fell in love with her, police said.