Adding to the list of violence in the Captial, an 18-year-old girl was shot dead, allegedly by her stalker, in a busy market area in the Millennium City on Monday night.
The deceased, Gunjan, who worked in the sales department of renowned FMCG brand, was shot just outside her workplace in HUDA Sector 21 market in Palam Vihar around 9 pm.
According to the eyewitnesses, Gunjan stepped out of the store when two men on a bike fired gunshots at her. Also, the bullets hit her chest and neck. Immediately, Gunjan was rushed to a private hospital where she was declared brought dead by the doctors.
The victim's family alleged that she was killed by a certain Pawan Kumar, who has been stalking their daughter for over three months. They also stated that complaint was registered against Pawan for harassing Gunjan but the cops did not roll out any action.
"It is Pawan Kumar who killed my daughter. He hails from Jhajjar Haryana. He was stalking Gunjan for several months. As Gunjan did not pay heed to his advances ultimately he became aggressive in his approach. There was also a heated argument between Pawan and Gunjan some days back when Pawan hurled abuses at Gunjan. Even though we had lodged a complaint against Pawan at the city Police station there was no seriousness by the Gurugram Police. Lack of seriousness and timely action taken by the Gurugram Police ultimately led to my daughter's death," said Gunjan's father.
There are CCTV images of the entire incident but the Gurugram Police stated that the footages stand unclear. Speaking on the challenges, ACP Jai Singh said, "The Gurugram Police will be looking at all aspects of the case before pointing fingers at any specific person. We are trying to talk with people who had witnessed this incident. At present we are facing a major challenge in trying to identify the murderers of Gunjan. Even though the images of Gunjan being shot have been stored in the CCTV cameras, the images are not very clear and do not reveal more about the two men on a bike who are involved in murdering Gunjan."
Gunjan who hailed from Uttar Pradesh was pursuing her B.A. from Delhi University. She was working in sales at the FMCG brand for financing her education.