India, Oct. 10 -- Police have arrested a 25-year-old with an extensive criminal record for the stabbing death of a woman in south Delhi's Kotla Mubarakpur on Tuesday. He is said to have been in a relationship with the victim, was obsessed with "gangster culture", and had a "violent and possessive streak".

Deputy commissioner of police (south) Ankit Chauhan identified the suspect as Himanshu Kumar, who has 14 criminal cases registered against him on charges of theft and robbery. He was arrested from Haryana's Hansi late on Wednesday night.

After the murder, Kumar allegedly ransacked the room to make it look like a robbery, took Gurung's phone, and, to avoid being traced, tried to show that he had fled through different routes. He then di...