Mother, son stabbed to death in Delhi's Govindpuri; robbery suspected

A 38-year-old pistillate and her teenage lad were stabbed to decease wrong their location successful southeast Delhi's Govindpuri country successful the aboriginal hours of Thursday (May 21, 2026), with robbery apt the motive, constabulary said.

The victims were identified arsenic Sharda Sahu, a homemaker, and her son, a 13-year-old people 7 student.

According to the police, a telephone astir the killings was received astatine 1.11 a.m..

The constabulary learnt that complainant Vishnu Sahu, a effect and rootlike vendor successful play markets, had returned location astir 12.30 a.m. and recovered the beforehand doorway latched from outside, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southeast) Hemant Tiwari said.

After entering the house, helium discovered the bodies of his woman and lad with aggregate stab injuries, the serviceman said.

The constabulary recovered immoderate currency and jewellery missing from almirahs, indicating a robbery was the motive down the killings. A transgression squad and forensic subject laboratory (FSL) squad were called to analyse the spot and cod evidence, the serviceman said.

The constabulary person filed a lawsuit of execution and burglary and formed aggregate teams to ace the case.