Plans For 19th Birthday Ended By Man Who Could Not Let Go
New Delhi: Mehak Jain's 19th birthday was just five days away and for over a month she had been preparing for the celebration for a month, meticulously planning every detail. But her life was brutally cut short by her boyfriend, Arshkrit Singh, on Sunday.
The promising BA Honours in English student aspired to become a translator, following in her sister's footsteps. She had started learning Korean.
Jain's sister, Mridula, said she was very excited about her coming birthday on June 6. The girl had placed several orders and frequently messaged her sister about the arrangements. Over the last two days, parcels arrived at their home with the items she ordered.
Mridula added that Jain aspired to become a Korean translator and had enrolled in a course in Lajpat Nagar last year.
She was a good student and had completed the first year of her BA Honours in English. The father works at a clothing shop in Chandni Chowk and her mother is a private tutor. "She wanted to secure a job and help the family," the sister added.
Singh was obsessed with his girlfriend, the cops said. He was a first-year BCom student at Delhi University's School of Open Learning and came from a business background — his father has an electrical equipment trade.
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Jain's family said the two met at a school farewell party last year and became friends. However, things took a dark turn when Singh started harassing his friend, even demanding that she stop talking to other boys.
Despite warnings to stay away from her, he continued to stalk her and even followed her to Korean classes. "They were only friends," alleged Mridula.
According to police, Singh claimed to be in a relationship with Jain from last July but began suspecting that she was communicating with other boys, which led to a breakdown between them.
"He created a fake social media account under a boy's name to see if she would chat with him," an officer revealed. Lately, he grew more suspicious after seeing calls on her phone and began believing she was seeing someone else.
"There were instances when, during their conversations, if someone called her, he would immediately ask, 'Why did he call you?' or 'Why are you talking to him?' Over time, he became increasingly suspicious that she was involved with someone else.
Her family advised him to stay away and focus on his career, which left him feeling isolated," the officer said.
On the day of the murder, an argument about other boys broke out in a park. Singh brought petrol siphoned from a scooter in an empty cold drink bottle along with a kitchen knife to carry out the attack. In Jan, he had visited Sanjay Van and was familiar with its isolated areas where he believed he could commit the crime unnoticed. "The act was premeditated and his digital devices have been sent for forensic analysis to determine whether he planned it by watching videos or accessing related content online," a police officer said.
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