Woman shot at, strangled by nephew in east Delhi
26 Nov 2013 11:58 PM GMT
The incident happened when the deceased, identified as Kavita, was alone at her residence. Her children were at a relative’s home while her husband was out for work.
‘As per eyewitnesses, her nephew Raja (21) barged into the house and started an argument with her. At point, he took out a pistol and fired a bullet at Kavita which hit her in the wrist. He then strangulated her’, a senior police official said.
Neighbours the rushed to the house after hearing the gunshot and tried to nab him but he threatened them with the gun and fled from the spot, the senior police official added.
The police received a call at 9 am, after which a team reached the spot and sent the victim to Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital, where she was declared dead. A case of murder has been registered at Kalyanpuri police station, said a police official. Kavita is survived by her husband Ravi and two children.
Her husband works as a fourth class employee with the Municipal Corporation of Delhi.
‘As per eyewitnesses, her nephew Raja (21) barged into the house and started an argument with her. At point, he took out a pistol and fired a bullet at Kavita which hit her in the wrist. He then strangulated her’, a senior police official said.
Neighbours the rushed to the house after hearing the gunshot and tried to nab him but he threatened them with the gun and fled from the spot, the senior police official added.
The police received a call at 9 am, after which a team reached the spot and sent the victim to Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital, where she was declared dead. A case of murder has been registered at Kalyanpuri police station, said a police official. Kavita is survived by her husband Ravi and two children.
Her husband works as a fourth class employee with the Municipal Corporation of Delhi.
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