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Delhi stabbing case: Accused Sahil confesses to killing 16-yr-old Sakshi

According to the sources, when the accused was shown CCTV footage, he said, “I am the man in the video. I killed Sakshi.”

Sakshi and Sahil had known and followed each other on Instagram for the past two years.

The 16-year-old was stabbed 21 times. So ferocious was the attack that the murder weapon -- a knife -- got stuck in her head at one point. A few moments later, the killer picked up a boulder lying nearby and started battering her. He hit her with the boulder five times even as people passed by, with .

Delhi Police officials interrogated the accused on May 29 night, after .
Sahil is kept in Bawana Police Station. According to Delhi Police officials, the accused showed no regret or remorse for the heinous crime during his interrogation.

"I don't know why he killed her. Now, only the CCTV footage and the authorities concerned can reveal how and why he killed my daughter," she said.

The girl’s father has also said that the murderer should be hanged. "My daughter was stabbed many times, her head was also bludgeoned into pieces. We demand stringent punishment for the accused," he said.