Two women gunned down in RK Puram, 3 suspects arrested

Two sisters were allegedly shot dead in front of their family and neighbours near south Delhi’s RK Puram in the early hours of Sunday, the Delhi Police said, adding that the deceased were trying to save their brother from a group of men who had come to attack him over a monetary dispute.

- Shiv Sunny

Police identified the deceased as Pinky, 30, and Jyoti, 29 — two of six siblings. While Pinky lived with her husband and two children in Munirka, Jyoti was estranged from her husband and lived with her three children and two brothers, Lalit and Lala, in Ambedkar Basti.

Deputy commissioner of police (southwest) Manoj C said three suspects — Arjun alias Anna, Dev, and Michael have been arrested, while three other assailants have been identified. He said Arjun fired the shots that killed the two women.

“We are still determining how many suspects were involved. By some estimates, there were about 10 of them,” said the DCP.

The incident snowballed into a political row, with chief minister Arvind Kejriwal claiming that the Capital’s law and order was deteriorating under lieutenant governor VK Saxena’s watch.

The LG’s office did not respond to the allegations, but the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) accused Kejriwal of playing politics over the murders.