New Delhi, April 24 -- Less than 10 hours before the rape and murder of a 22-year-old woman in south Delhi's Kailash Hills, the 23-year-old accused allegedly assaulted and raped another woman in Rajasthan's Alwar and threatened to kill her children, the victim's family and police said.

On Thursday, the woman's husband said the accused took advantage of his absence and "tortured" his wife over a financial dispute. Rahul Meena allegedly raped his friend's wife on Tuesday night before leaving for Delhi, according to police.

Police said the Alwar victim, 23, was thrashed, threatened, and raped. She was with her two children when the accused reached her house around 10pm on Tuesday.

The accused, Rahul Meena, went to his former employer's ho...