Days after a 17-year-old girl was shot dead by her male friend in a parked Mercedes car near her residence in Southwest Delhi's Najafgarh area, main accused Shubham (22) was arrested, police said on Friday.
On Tuesday evening, 17-year-old Simran was allegedly shot dead by her friend Shubham. Accompanied by Shubham and one Yogesh (28), Simran had gone for lunch to Rajouri Garden. Returning back in the luxury car owned by Yogesh's realtor father, the trio then stopped for shopping at Dwarka. Simaran's called her at around 7:30 pm.
Once the trio reached near Simaran's house in Najafgarh, Yogesh went out of the car to allegedly talk to Nitin. In between Simaran's call to her mother where she was reprimanded by the mother for lying till the time Nitin started searching for Simaran, along with her younger brother, Shubham allegedly took the pistol kept in the glove box near the gear and shot Simaran.
Her mother told police that she suddenly heard the sound of a bullet and saw her daughter lying in a pool of blood. While Simaran's mother and younger brother rushed her to a nearby hospital, Shubham fled from the spot.
Police said they arrested Shubham from Bahadurgarh area on Friday afternoon. They are questioning him about what prompted him to shot Simran. Further investigation is underway.