New Delhi, Jul 17: A 17-year-old widow was allegedly stabbed to death by her brother-in-law and his accomplices in southeast Delhi's Badarpur, police said today. It is suspected that the accused was nursing a grudge against his sister-in-law ever since his brother allegedly committed suicide two months ago, they added.

The police were informed around 7.45 pm yesterday about the incident. A police team reached Tajpur Pahari in Badarpur and found the girl lying unconscious on the roof of her house with stab injuries.

She was rushed to Apollo Hospital, where doctors declared her brought dead, said Chinmoy Biswal, Deputy Commissioner of Police (south-east). "The victim's mother and grandparents were present at the spot when the incident took place. In their statement to the police, the family members alleged that the girl's brother-in-law, along with two others, had come to their house and stabbed her with a knife and fled from the spot," the DCP said.

The police team inspected the spot and a case was registered, he said. Raids are being conducted in Faridabad and Delhi to apprehend the accused and his associates, the officer said.

Ayush (19), the husband of the deceased, had allegedly committed suicide two months ago in Faridabad. Since then, the victim was living at her mother's place and had come to her grandparents' place just two days ago.

Ayush and the girl had eloped and got married. They were married for a year and later had a fight, following which he allegedly took the extreme step. The victim's family members work as sweepers and the accused person's family members work with a junk dealer.