Delhi: Woman Bludgeoned with Bricks, Robbed Near Peera Garhi, One held

New Delhi: A woman was hit with bricks and robbed near west Delhi's Peera Garhi allegedly by an autorickshaw driver, police on Tuesday said.

Woman Bludgeoned with Bricks in Delhi's Peera Garhi

incident happened on vember 2 when woman was going home to Sultanpuri in an auto.

According to police, who have arrested alleged assailant, woman was carrying some gifts and wearing jewellery, over which she was attacked and left in a wounded state on a ro in Peera Garhi Camp area.

Police rushed woman to a nearby hospital where her condition was stated to be serious, an officer said.

"We are still waiting for statement of woman. Earlier, she was unfit for statement. But w she is stable and our teams will record her statement soon," Deputy Commissioner of Police (Outer) Sachin Sharma told PTI.

DCP said police formed eight teams in all to nab assailant and scoured foot from more than 100 CCTV cameras in Peera Garhi area to identify autorickshaw.

During investigation, it came to light that victim h hired an autorickshaw from Ramesh Nagar to Peera Garhi and ar autorickshaw from Peera Garhi to Sultan Puri.

second auto driver took her to a secluded location, assaulted her with a brick, and robbed her.

man was later identified as Sahil, who was arrested from Paschim Vihar area on Monday, said DCP.

"He confessed to his crime. Furr investigation is going on," he ded. 

With PTI Inputs