Woman shot dead inside Northwest Delhi home by teenager

According to police, the victim’s daughter and the suspected shooter had run away from home thrice before. Each time, the girl’s family tracked them down and brought the girl back home. “We suspect the boy murdered the girl’s mother because she wouldn’t let the two be together,” said DCP (Northwest) Jitendra Meena.

A relative said the incident took place around 3 pm when the boy, along with his associates, approached the house and asked where her daughter was. Said the relative: “When she said she was at a hostel outside Delhi, the accused got agitated and shot at her before fleeing.”

The relative said six months ago, the daughter had been sent to study at a school outside Delhi and had been living in a hostel as the mother did not approve of their relationship.

An FIR was filed under IPC sections 302 (murder), 452 (trespassing), 120A (criminal conspiracy), 34 (criminal act with a common intention).