A jilted Indian man’s fury over being rejected by his former girlfriend led him to stab then hit the helpless teenager to death with a slab of concrete, initial police investigations revealed, as the bystander effect played out on a bustling Delhi street. Police arrested...
Local residents speaking to Indian media said they were afraid of getting involved for fear of being attacked themselves.
“This neighbourhood, and particularly this street, is notorious for drug abusers. People drink openly, and if anyone questions them, they abuse and attack them,” said Mr Indra Dev, whose son was questioned by police as part of investigations after he was captured in camera footage on the street.The police were alerted to the incident by a police informer at around 9.35pm local time on Sunday, a Delhi police officer said, a considerable delay after the crime was recorded at 8.
“If we notice such incidents, we must intervene to the best of our ability and dissuade an assailant from committing such crimes,” Delhi’s top cop Deependra Pathak told India Today. “Such interventions would contain a crime and save a life,” he said, adding that Sahil faces the death penalty for the brutal murder.“People could simply have shouted to frighten Sahil, or hurled bricks at him to dissuade him. With 12 to 13 people standing there, it was very possible to save her,” he told The Hindustan Times.In November 2022, a chef and food blogger wasGet The New Paper on your phone with the free TNP app.
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