18-year-old woman murdered in Moti Nagar store trial room; brother-in-law arrested

An 18-year-old woman was found murdered inside the trial room of a clothing store in west Delhi’s Moti Nagar on Saturday evening. Delhi Police has arrested her 23-year-old brother-in-law following an overnight operation involving multiple teams. The deceased, identified as Shabnam, worked at Vastraa Mahal in Moti Nagar and was alone inside the store when the accused, Suraj, entered. An argument broke out between them, following which he allegedly pushed her into the trial room, around 10–15 feet from the counter, and attacked her with a sharp-edged weapon, the police said. Her throat had been slit, and a blood-stained knife was recovered near the body. Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (West) Saurabh Chandra said the incident was reported around 5.30 p.m., though a PCR call was received only at 8.50 p.m.