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9 brutal murders in Delhi that rocked the nation

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Nikki Yadav Murder case - 2023

On February 10, 2023, Nikki Yadav was murdered by Sahil Gehlot just before he married another woman in the evening.

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Shraddha Walker murder case - 2022

Aaftab Poonawala allegedly killed his live-in partner Shraddha Walker and dismembered her body into pieces. He later disposed the parts near Mehrauli forest area.

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Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case - 2012

On December 16, 2012, a 23-year old woman was brutally assaulted and gang-raped in a moving bus in South Delhi by 6 men. She later succumbed to injuries.

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Jigisha Ghosh murder case - 2009

Jigisha was kidnapped and murdered on the night of March 18, 2009, minutes after she stepped out of her office cab near her home in CPWD Colony in south Delhi's Vasant Vihar.

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Saumya Vishwanathan murder case - 2008

Journalist Vishwanathan was found shot dead in her car at Nelson Mandela Marg, Vasant Kunj on the night of September 28, 2008.

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Nitish Katara murder case - 2002

Nitish Katara was murdered in the early hours of February 17, 2002, by Vikas Yadav. Katara had had fallen in love with his classmate Bharti Yadav, sister of Vikas Yadav.

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Jessica Lal murder case - 1999

Jessica Lal was also a model bar-maid at that party. Manu Sharma walked in with three friends and demanded to be served liquor. As Lal refused, Sharma fired at her.

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Priyadarshini Mattoo murder case - 1996

Priyadarshini Mattoo, a law student was found raped and murdered at her house in New Delhi on January 23, 1996.

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Naina Sahni Tandoor murder case- 1995

Sushil Sharma fatally shot Naina. He later took the body to a restaurant and tried to dispose it off by dumping the body in a tandoor (clay oven) to burn.

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