A 35-year-old man allegedly shot and injured his 55-year-old mother following a quarrel between them in outer Delhi’s Mundka area. Police said that the woman is undergoing treatment at a hospital and is said to be in a critical condition.
The injured woman has been identified as Roshini, who is currently under medical observation. Meanwhile, the accused identified as Sandeep, is absconding since the incident took place on Wednesday night. The accused is currently unemployed and was living off the rent from their village land.
According to Parvinder Singh, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Outer district, around 9 PM on Wednesday, a Police Control Room (PCR) call was received at the Mundka police station regarding the shooting incident and the injured woman was taken to the Action Balaji Hospital by a relative, Pardeep, who lives nearby, while her son is absconding.
“A preliminary enquiry revealed that Sandeep is going through a marital dispute with his wife Ritu, who lives separately in Rohini. They have been married for over six years and have a five-year-old daughter who lives with Sandeep and his mother,” he said.
“When a quarrel began between Sandeep and his mother on Wednesday night, the woman managed to lock his five-year-old daughter inside a bathroom to ensure that she does not get harmed in any way if the situation goes out of control. He then allegedly opened fire at his mother and came out of the house shouting that he had shot his mother,” said the DCP.
Before the incident, the accused had also called up his brother-in-law in Haryana, informing him about his intention to kill himself or someone else. His brother-in-law tried to calm him down and cautioned him against taking any such step. A case under appropriate sections has been registered and efforts are on to nab the accused even as further investigation is underway to ascertain the cause and exact sequence of events that unfolded on the night of the incident.