New Delhi: A 55-year-old woman was allegedly shot dead by two men in North West Delhi’s Bhalswa Dairy area. The police gave this information on Tuesday.
The police got information about the firing incident at 8.58 pm on Monday night, in which two people came on a bike and opened fire on the woman.
The injured has been identified as Santra, a resident of Jhunjhunu in Rajasthan and was taken to a hospital, a senior police officer said.
She had come to Prakash Vihar in Delhi to meet her daughter. Deputy Commissioner of Police (External North) Devesh Kumar Mahla said that Santra was sitting outside the house with her daughter Vimla and granddaughter Jyoti when two bike-borne men opened fire on her.
The DCP said a case has been registered under sections 307 (attempt to murder) and 34 (common intention) of the Indian Penal Code and the Arms Act.
The motive behind the incident is not yet known. He said that CCTV footage is being examined to identify the accused.
In a video, Vimla said that she was sitting with her daughter and mother when the incident happened.
“I was sitting outside the house with my daughter. My mother had come there from our native place. I asked my daughter to bring water. Later, the three of us were having tea. Meanwhile, two unknown persons came there. And pointed a gun at me. They tried to rob the house. When my mother tried to calm the situation, she opened fire on her and fled the spot.
The police got information about the firing incident at 8.58 pm on Monday night, in which two people came on a bike and opened fire on the woman.
The injured has been identified as Santra, a resident of Jhunjhunu in Rajasthan and was taken to a hospital, a senior police officer said.
She had come to Prakash Vihar in Delhi to meet her daughter. Deputy Commissioner of Police (External North) Devesh Kumar Mahla said that Santra was sitting outside the house with her daughter Vimla and granddaughter Jyoti when two bike-borne men opened fire on her.
The DCP said a case has been registered under sections 307 (attempt to murder) and 34 (common intention) of the Indian Penal Code and the Arms Act.
The motive behind the incident is not yet known. He said that CCTV footage is being examined to identify the accused.
In a video, Vimla said that she was sitting with her daughter and mother when the incident happened.
“I was sitting outside the house with my daughter. My mother had come there from our native place. I asked my daughter to bring water. Later, the three of us were having tea. Meanwhile, two unknown persons came there. And pointed a gun at me. They tried to rob the house. When my mother tried to calm the situation, she opened fire on her and fled the spot.