2 Women Shot Dead In Delhi's RK Puram, Main Accused Among 3 Held

Delhi Police arrested three accused after two women were shot dead in the Ambedkar Basti area of RK Puram.

Representative Image: Two women were shot dead in Delhi's RK Puram on Sunday

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Two women in the Ambedkar Basti area of Delhi's RK Puram were killed on Sunday by a group of assailants. The deceased have been identified as Pinky (30 years old) and Jyoti (29 years old). The assailants shot them following which they were taken to a hospital where they succumbed to their injuries. According to the Deputy Commissioner of Police South West Delhi, Manoj C, police got a call at 4:40 am in RK Puram police station that some people had shot the caller's sisters at Ambedkar Basti. Police reached the spot only to find the victims were shifted to SJ Hospital where they died, reported news agency ANI.

Three people identified as Arjun, Michael, and Dev have been arrested in this matter, said Manoj C, DCP South West, Delhi as reported by ANI. The main accused is among the three that have been arrested.

A video of the incident also surfaced.

Breaking News : दिल्ली में डबल मर्डर के 3 आरोपी गिरफ्तार, आरके पुरम में हुई है 2 महिलाओं की हत्या @theabhishekrwt | @ahmadbelalji | @aparna_journo | https://t.co/smwhXUROiK#Delhi #DelhiMurder #DelhiCrime pic.twitter.com/fo5E7o27Wc

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Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal tweeted that his prayers are with the families of both women. He hit out at the Centre which handles law and order in the national capital and said that Delhi would have been safest if the AAP government would be handling the law and order instead of Lieutenant Governor.

"The people of Delhi have started feeling very insecure. The people who have to handle the law and order of Delhi, instead of fixing the law and order, they are conspiring to capture the entire Delhi government. Today, if Delhi's law and order was under AAP government instead of LG, then Delhi would have been safest," the CM tweeted.

Police officials said that the assailants came for the victim's brother and prima facie it seems that the reason behind the shooting might have been related to the money settlement issue. 

BREAKING | दिल्ली में दो महिलाओं पर फायरिंग के बाद abp न्यूज़ से महिलाओं के भाई ने बताया, 'पैसों को लेकर विवाद हुआ था'@vivekstake | @AdarshJha001 | @theabhishekrwt https://t.co/smwhXUROiK#Delhi #RKPuram #DelhiPolice #CrimeNews pic.twitter.com/zSUBxXjYKJ

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"The prime accused and his associate were arrested in connection with the incident," the Deputy Commissioner of Police said, as per PTI. A case has been registered and further investigation is underway, the police official added.