Attacked by stalker with an axe, teenage girl dies in Delhi

 The man, who had been stalking the 16-year-old girl for some time, in an act of revenge, allegedly hacked her to death after her father slapped him for stalking her. 

New Delhi: A 21-year-old man was arrested by the police on Tuesday (July 13) for allegedly killing a minor girl with an axe in southwest Delhi, PTI reported. The man, who had been stalking the girl for some time, in an act of revenge, allegedly hacked her to death after her father slapped him for stalking her.  As per the Delhi police, the accused was identified as Pradeep, alias Praveen, a resident of a jhuggi in Shastri Park, South Campus. Deputy Commissioner of Police (southwest) Ingit Pratap Singh informed that Pradeep was arrested from his sister's house in Palwal, Haryana. Pradeep had been stalking the 16-year-old, a student of Class 11, for some months. The girl had informed her father who slapped Pradeep for pestering the teenager. To take revenge, the accused bought an axe from RK Puram last month.