New Delhi: A jilted lover brutally assaulted a woman inside a hotel room in Southwest Delhi’s Mahipalpur area. She received multiple injuries on her scalp caused by a hammer. The accused was later arrested.

The 22-year-old accused, identified as Nishant Saini, is a resident of Sarojini Nagar. He was arrested for allegedly hitting the woman with a hammer multiple times because she wanted to end their relationship.

The incident took place inside Hotel The Class in Mahipalpur.

According to police, it received a call from the Indian Spinal Injuries Centre that a woman with head injuries had been admitted by her friends. Subsequently, Saini was grilled. Initially, he tried to mislead the police by claiming that the woman sustained the injuries after something fell on her head.

A case was registered under Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and he was arrested.

“Police then recorded the woman’s statement. She alleged that she had been in a relationship with the accused for the last eight years. However, couple of days ago, she ended the relationship as Saini was overly possessive,” police said.

The accused was infuriated because despite several efforts to convince her, she refused to be with him, police said.

“Couple of days ago,  Saini called her and asked to meet for the last time. He took her to a hotel in Mahipalpur and tried to convince her again. But they got into an argument, following which he hit her on the head with a hammer. After she started bleeding, he took her to a hospital,” the police said.

The woman is currently undergoing treatment.