India News | Delhi: 2 Women Among 3 Held for Pelting Stones, Opening Fire at Neighbour

New Delhi, Jul 9 (PTI) Three people, including two women, were arrested for pelting stones and firing at their neighbour due to a personal grudge in Delhi's Malkaganj area, leaving one with a gunshot wound and several others with head injuries, an official said on Wednesday.

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The accused, identified as Anita, Kajal, and Varun, were arrested in Uttarakhand's Udham Singh Nagar near the Nepal border, he said.

“Vicky filed a complaint alleging that a heated confrontation occurred on Holi between his family and their neighbour, Mohit, whose relative subjected them to verbal abuse,” a senior police officer said.

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The altercation quickly turned violent when Mohit, along with his family members, including mother Anita, brother Deepak, sister Kajal, and brother-in-law Varun, allegedly began pelting stones and later, even opened fire on Vicky's family, he said.

Vicky escaped the gunfire, but a resident, Rohit, who tried to intervene, sustained a gunshot injury, the officer said, adding that several others also suffered head injuries from the stone pelting.

The officer noted that while Mohit and Deepak were arrested shortly after the incident, the remaining three accused absconded.

The trio had been on the run since March 14 after a case was registered against them at the Subzi Mandi Police Station under relevant sections of the BNS, and relevant provisions of the Arms Act.

Following intelligence input, police conducted a raid on a rental property in Khatima and arrested all three individuals during the operation, the officer informed.

“Upon sustained interrogation, the accused confessed to their role in the incident and admitted they had attacked the complainant's family out of personal grudge. They believed the family had been informing police about their illegal activities,” he added.

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