A 21-year-old woman, who was stabbed about six to seven times by a man, died on Thursday morning in New Delhi, police said.

The aspiring air hostess was stabbed near her house in Ramnagar area of east Delhi around 5:30pm on Wednesday, Deputy Commissioner of Police Nupur Sharma said.

She was undergoing treatment at Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, the official said.

Sharma said the accused Adil, 22, who was known to the victim, was absconding.

The police said the woman was undergoing training to be an air hostess.

Passersby informed the police about the incident.

The police were yet to ascertain the motive behind the murder.

According to reports, CCTV cameras in the area have captured the horrific event.

(With IANS inputs)