She was preparing for a government job…
In the National Capital, Nargis, the 23-year-old woman was killed allegedly by her cousin for rejecting his marriage proposal.
She wanted to become financially independent and was preparing for government examinations, her family said on Friday.
They said the accused, Nargis's cousin, named Irfan, is 28 years old. He used to live with the family from the last five-six years ago but was asked to leave after he allegedly started harassing Nargis.
The victim and accused were first cousins - their mothers being sisters.
On Friday, the woman was killed allegedly with an iron rod by him inside a park in Delhi's Malviya Nagar, police said.
Her father Suljat, who works as a motor mechanic, said she was her only daughter. He has two sons.
"I want justice for her," he said.
"The accused should get strict punishment. We will not forgive him for what he has done," he added.
The accused has been arrested. Nargis's brother Sameer said, "Around six months ago, our family turned down the marriage proposal of the accused. My sister did not want to marry him.
Irfan is from Auraiya in Uttar Pradesh (UP) and came to our house around five to six years ago. My father trained him as a mechanic."
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