The Delhi Police has arrested two contract killers for allegedly killing a woman in east Delhi's Gandhi Nagar area.
The accused have been identified as Shokeen Khan (30) and Jeeshan (22), residents of Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh. Police said that Khan was arrested early on Sunday following an encounter.
Khan has been arrested twice in cases of transporting cows for slaughtering in Noida and Sahibabad in Uttar Pradesh, police said.
Police said that one Madhu alias Aarti alias Punjaban, a resident of Gandhi Nagar, gave accused Rs one lakh for task and Madhu had some apprehension that deceased would capture her property.
According to R Sathiyasundaram, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Shahdara district, on March 14 around 10 AM, Fatima was shot dead by two person at Old Seelampur. "They fired three rounds at woman and fled away from spot. Police analysed CCTV footage of area and it was revealed that accused came on a bike.
On Saturday, Jeeshan was arrested from Anand Vihar area," said DCP. "Jeeshan told police that Khan would come near Pusta Road, Gandhi Nagar on intervening night of Saturday and Sunday.
Police spotted accused and signalled him to stop. He tried to escape and opened fire at police," said DCP adding that police also fired and one bullet hit his leg, following which he was nabbed.
"During interrogation, it was revealed that Khan and Jeeshan are contract killers. On March 14 around 10 am, they killed Fatima at Old Seelampur in lieu of money offered by Madhu, who paid killers Rs one lakh, the DCP said.
"The killers were introduced to Madhu by one Rani alias Reshmi, who is the girlfriend of Khan. The deceased Fatima and Madhu earlier worked together and were known to each other," said the DCP. "Fatima had some links with criminals who have been lodged in jail.
Madhu received a call earlier in which the caller said that Fatima will grab her house in Gandhi Nagar area. She got scared and shared the information with Rani," said the DCP.
"Madhu asked for help from Rani who introduced her with Khan. She offered accused persons Rs one lakh for executing killing of Fatima," said DCP adding that the efforts are being made to nab Madhu.
"The accused bought illegal weapons used in crime from Meerut. Khan also disclosed that he along with his two associates also killed one Arvind six month back who was husband of his girlfriend Rani. Two pistols, 14 live cartridges, bike used in crime and shoes worn by accused persons at time of offence," said DCP.