Delhi: Woman found murdered at Dwarka home, 1 arrested

NEW DELHI: A 42-year-old woman was found murdered at home in

Dwarka’s Amberahi village

on Saturday evening. A man known to the victim, who was allegedly blackmailing her, has been arrested. The murder was discovered by her neighbours who found the door of the house open.


Police said the deceased, Monika Sharma, was found with her throat slit with a knife. Sharma’s husband had died this February and she is survived by daughter Anshu (17) and an 11-year-old son. While Anshu was living with her, the son stays with his maternal grandparents in Bahadurgh.

“The entry to the house seemed friendly. Family members claimed that Krishna, who was Sharma’s brother-inlaw’s friend, was blackmailing her and had killed her,” said Dwarka DCP Santosh Meena. Her daughter said she was pursuing a beautician course and had gone for her classes when the murder was committed, the DCP added