Overview
- Hardik Malhotra, 25, was arrested within a day of the killing and has been sent to judicial custody.
- Police registered a case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for murder and attempt to murder, as well as under the Arms Act.
- A post-mortem confirmed more than 40 stab wounds on Himshikha Malhotra, with injuries to the neck and face noted by officials.
- Their mother, Neelima, sustained serious injuries in the assault and remains hospitalised, according to authorities.
- Investigators recovered the knife, recorded neighbours’ alerts during the incident, and continue to examine the reported social‑media breakup as a possible motive.