NEW DELHI: A week after 19-year-old Meenakshi from Anand Parbat was stabbed to death by her neighbour, the postmortem report has revealed she received four deep stab wounds. The report, accessed by TOI, contradicts claims that she was stabbed 35 times.

Meenakshi’s neighbours, Jai Prakash and Illu, who are brothers, had launched the murderous attack on her on July 16. She was rushed to hospital by police where she died during treatment. According to RML Hospital sources, excessive bleeding from deep stab injuries on her buttocks caused her death. The post mortem report says Meenakshi died two hours after being brought to hospital, a source at the hospital said.

Of the four stab wounds, three were on her buttocks and one was on her upper left thigh. Meenakshi’s body also bore four more incisions or slashes—on the left side of her face, her neck, the right forearm and the left forearm.

The deepest stab injury, according to the report, measured 2.1 x 0.2 x 3.5 cubic centimetres and had cut the right gluteal muscles. The other three stab wounds are of similar dimensions. The knife had passed though skin, subcutaneous tissue, muscle and soft tissue, says the report.

Political parties had raised a furore over the murder, emphasizing on the fact that Meenakshi had been stabbed “35 times”, over the past few days. When contacted, senior police officers refused to comment, saying the case is under investigation.

An officer, while requesting anonymity, said, “It does not matter how many times she was stabbed. Her death is a tragedy in itself. However, we do feel that the much-hyped and imaginary figures that were being circulated in the media and elsewhere to create fear could have been avoided. It triggered panic among women in the area and we had to struggle to maintain law and order.”

