THANE: Nitu Singh, 23, a resident of Bhadwad village in Bhiwandi, was killed on Monday after being stabbed by her neighbor, whose marriage proposal she had rejected. Her younger sister was also injured when she tried to intervene and save her. The Shanti Nagar police arrested the 24-year-old accused Raju Singh and began their search.

The incident took place on Monday evening in Bhadwad village of Shatrughna Tare Chawl. Residents of the area became furious after the incident. The victim identified as

According to police, Nitu Singh lived with his parents and two siblings at Shatrughna Tare Chawl in Bhadwad while Raju Singh, a native of Uttar Pradesh, worked in a private company. Raju had proposed to Nitu several times after getting a job, but the latter had rejected his proposal every time.

On Monday evening, while she was at home, Raju Singh again approached her and proposed to marry her. The moment she refused, he started stabbing her. Nitu’s younger sister rushed out of the kitchen upon hearing the commotion and tried to intervene, thereby injuring herself.

The father of the deceased then filed a complaint at the Shanti Nagar police station, based on which Raju Singh was booked under sections 103, 333 and 118 (1) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita.

“Raju is on the run and our team is searching for him using CCTV footage,” a police officer said. The investigation was handed over to Inspector (Crime) Atul Adurkar.

Meanwhile, on Tuesday, Ulhasnagar resident Ajaya Chuhan, 45, was allegedly attacked and killed by a group of people over his alleged affair with the wife of one of the attackers.

The Ulhasnagar Central Police Station has registered a case of murder based on a complaint lodged by Arvind Chauhan, the brother of the deceased. The accused allegedly entered Chauhan’s house with swords and stabbed him to death. They also threatened Arvind and his wife with dire consequences if they filed a police complaint. Two people have been arrested in connection with the murder and searches are on for the other accused, police said.