Woman Shot at in Southeast Delhi

A 27-year-old woman was shot at by a man in southeast Delhi's Zakir Nagar, with the police suspecting that it was a fallout of a quarrel between the victim and the accused's wife a few days ago.

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New Delhi, June 27 (PTI) A 27-year-old woman was shot at by a man in southeast Delhi's Zakir Nagar, with the police suspecting that it was a fallout of a quarrel between the victim and the accused's wife a few days ago.

The police were informed about the incident last night.

By the time police reached the spot, the injured woman had been taken to AIIMS Trauma Centre, Deputy Commissioner of Police (southeast) Chinmoy Biswal said, adding empty shells of cartridge were seized from the scene of the incident.

The victim, in her statement to police, claimed that she was returning home from Taimoor Nagar around 11 pm yesterday, when Tasleem Mulla fired at her.

Another police officer said the woman had a quarrel with Mulla's wife a few days ago and he fired upon the victim to exact revenge.

The accused is yet to be arrested.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)

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