Delhi teen murder: Sakshi wanted to become lawyer, says her father

Claims family did not know about the accused Sahil

ITDC INIDA EPRESS/ ITDC NEWS Sakshi, who was stabbed and bludgeoned to death by a youth in northwest Delhi's Shahbad Dairy area, recently passed her Class X exams and wanted to become a lawyer, her father said on Monday.

The victim had gone shopping on Sunday evening for the birthday party of her friend's child when she was accosted by the accused in the densely populated neighbourhood, stabbed her over 20 times and hit her with a cement slab repeatedly.

"She called me recently that she has passed her Class X exams and wanted to become a lawyer. She was the eldest among two siblings," said Sakshi's father Janak Raj, who works as a labourer.

Police said the victim and the accused, 20-year-old Sahil, were in a "relationship" that had turned sour and the two had a fight on Saturday.

However, Raj said he did not knew anything about the accused or whether anyone was disturbing his daughter.

"We never heard about the accused. Sakshi told us about her friends, but never about Sahil," he said.

"We want capital punishment for the accused who brutally killed our daughter," Raj said.

The family was in intense grief and pain as the 16-year-old's mortal remains were cremated Monday evening.