A 36-year-old man was shot dead in cold blood while his wife was also shot at by unidentified assailants in the Bawana area of Rohini on Saturday evening. Police say the motive about the murderous attack on the couple is not clear yet. Investigation has been launched after a First Information Report (FIR) has been registered at Bawana police station. However, no arrest has been made so far, police said.
According to Rajneesh Gupta, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Rohini district, “The incident occurred at around 8.40 pm on Saturday. The assailants shot at Amit and his wife Jyoti (34) when the duo was dealing with customers on their hand cart (Rehri) in the area. Both were rushed to a nearby hospital, where Amit was declared brought dead. While his wife had received a gunshot injury on the right side of the waist and she is admitted at Saroj Hospital near Madhuban Chowk, where her condition was stated to stable,” said the DCP.
“Jyoti has two children (son 16 years old and daughter 12 years old) from her first marriage and she left her first husband Satpal nine years ago,” the DCP added.
“Jyoti used to visit the place in the evening where her husband Amit used to sell items on his hand driven cart. She used to help him in handling customers. We have registered the case under section 302/307 IPC and 25 Arms Act of Indian Penal Code (IPC). The exact reason behind the attack is yet to be ascertained. Further investigation is going on,” said the DCP.