Police within the Indian capital, Delhi, have arrested a 20-year-old man for brutally stabbing and murdering a 16-year-old feminine pal in public.

Footage of the assault exhibits the person repeatedly stabbing the lady and crushing her head with an enormous stone.

The video, which has gone viral and led to outrage in India, exhibits many individuals watching the assault or strolling by.

Police have romantically linked the couple and say they’d quarrelled hours earlier than the homicide on Sunday.

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The lady was going to attend the birthday celebration of a pal’s son when she was attacked, senior police official Ravi Kumar Singh informed information company ANI.

He recognized the accused as Sahil and stated he was arrested from close to Bulandshahr district within the neighbouring state of Uttar Pradesh.

Mr Singh added that the investigation was occurring and that the police could not reveal extra particulars in the mean time.

After the footage of the ugly homicide went viral, many took to social media to precise anger and outrage.

Hashtags equivalent to Delhi homicide and Delhi crime had been trending on Twitter together with Shahbad Dairy, the title of the locality the place the crime occurred.

In a tweet, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal described the homicide as “very sad and unfortunate” and stated that “criminals have become fearless, there is no fear of the police”.

“The crime was captured on CCTV. Several people saw this, but did not pay heed. Delhi has become extremely unsafe for women and girls,” information company ANI quoted the Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal as saying.

The chairperson of the National Commission for Women Rekha Sharma stated the crime confirmed the “insensitivity” of the folks of Delhi.

“There were several people at the spot when the incident took place but no one took any action to help the girl. The case should be heard in a fast-track court and the verdict should come as early as possible,” she said.

This shouldn’t be the primary ugly crime in India the place bystanders have been called out for their apathy. In the previous too, residents have been criticised for watching or making movies as a substitute of serving to victims of crime.

There was related outrage and far introspection after the December 2012 gangrape – and the next loss of life – of a 23-year-old physiotherapy pupil on a bus in Delhi.

Her male companion, who was additionally assaulted however survived, later recounted how they lay injured and bleeding – however no-one stopped to assist them for 25 minutes.

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