Day after 19-yr-old stabbed, left on roadside, cops probe partner's role

A day after a pregnant 19-year-old woman was found injured with multiple stab wounds and her face smashed with a stone near Mayur Vihar in east Delhi, police officers probing the case said they have narrowed down three suspects the woman's partner, his cousin, and an unidentified masked man who was seen around the crime scene.

A case has been registered against unknown people under section 307 (attempt to murder) of the Indian Penal Code at the Mayur Vihar police station.

The woman was left lying in a forested area near the Ghazipur-Noida Link Road near Mayur Vihar for more than 12 hours between Wednesday night and Thursday morning, police officers said, adding that she is currently battling for life at Lok Nayak Hospital.

On Friday, the officers said, the 19-year-old's partner and his cousin joined the investigation after being summoned by the investigation team. Investigators said the two have been denying to have attacked the woman.