New Delhi, Jan. 30 -- Delhi Police constable Kajal, 27, who died on Tuesday, five days after her husband allegedly attacked her with a metal dumbbell at their Dwarka Mor residence, had trained for years to become a part of the all-women Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) unit of the Special Cell, a goal inspired by her mother's abandoned dream of joining the police.

Kajal was four months pregnant when her husband, Ankur Chaudhary (28), allegedly assaulted her on the night of January 22, smashing her head against a door frame and striking her with a dumbbell. She was declared brain-dead the same night and died on Tuesday.

Family members said Kajal had spent nearly two years preparing for the Delhi Police recruitment process, waking befor...