New Delhi: A 59-year-old woman was shot dead outside a temple in East Delhi's Madhu Vihar on Saturday allegedly by two unidentified bike-borne men when her husband had gone inside the premises for worship, police said.
The woman was identified as Usha Rani, a resident of Jagatpuri. Rani, an assistant manager with a state-run insurance company, was going to a hospital with her husband for dialysis when they stopped at the temple near Hassanpur depot, they said.
She was attacked while waiting for her husband in a car, the police said.
Police was informed about the incident at 6.50 am, according to an official.
The woman was rushed to hospital where she was declared brought dead, police said. The deceased worked as an Assistant Manager at New India Insurance Company, and her husband had retired from MTNL.
"We are examining the case from multiple angles, including personal and professional enmity. We are collecting the CCTV footage to know the route of the assailants. Also, some professional criminals who are out on bail are being examined," said DCP East Jasmeet Singh.