The Delhi Police has arrested a 25-year-old woman, Zikra Khan, who calls herself “Lady Don”, in reference to the deadly stabbing of a 17-year-old boy in Delhi’s Seelampur. The victim, Kunal, was killed round 6pm on Thursday, just a few metres from his house.
Police said Kunal was killed in a revenge attack, alluding to an earlier altercation among an partner of his and one of the suspects. During interrogation, Zikra confessed to being concerned in the homicide, as per the police.
Murderer Zikra Khan Killed 17 year old teen in Seelampur
The incident brought about late-night time protests by the teen’s family and neighbours, prompting the deployment of security forces and drawing in the national capital’s top political leaders.
Delhi leader minister Rekha Gupta has assured the family of the victim of justice. “I have talked to the Commissioner of Police. The police are making all efforts, and I desire the accused will be arrested soon,” she stated.
How the incident unfolded
According to the police, the starting place of the spat was a months-old altercation which dated back to November 2024, wherein Kunal’s alleged assassin was attacked through a man of Zikra Khan. Kunal, police said, became present during incident.
On Thursday evening, the accused spotted Kunal around 50m from his home in the market and waylaid him. Two teens repeatedly stabbed Kunal, and the incident was caught on CCTV.
“My husband ran towards the street in which Kunal was being stabbed, but by the point he reached, the attackers had been fleeing. He saw 4-5 boys and a woman running,” Kunal’s mom Parveen Devi said. Kunal was taken to Jag Pravesh Chandra Hospital, where he died in the front of his parents.
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