India, Jan. 30 -- A 27-year-old Delhi Police Special Cell commando, four months pregnant, died after being brutally assaulted by her husband at their West Delhi home, a case that has sent shockwaves across the national capital.

Kajal Chaudhary was attacked at her residence in Mohan Garden on January 22. Her husband, Ankur, a clerk with the Ministry of Defence posted in Delhi Cantonment, was arrested hours later. After battling for life for five days, Kajal succumbed to her injuries at a hospital in Ghaziabad on January 27.

Recounting the chilling final moments, Kajal's brother Nikhil, a constable posted at Parliament Street Police Station, said he received a phone call from Ankur shortly before the assault. "He asked me to keep the call...