Delhi: 30-Yr-Old Woman Travelling With Husband Shot Dead From Flyover In Road Rage In Gokalpuri

The woman's husband got into a verbal spat with a man on a scooter, after their vehicles brushed against each other.

A woman travelling with her husband was shot dead in Delhi's Gokalpuri area in a road rage incident on Wednesday.

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A road rage incident led to the death of a woman, who was travelling on a bike with her husband in Delhi's Gokalpuri area on Wednesday afternoon. The woman was shot under the Gokalpuri flyover in North East Delhi, as a result of which she lost her life.

The deceased, according to Delhi Police, has been identified as a 30-year-old Simranjeet Kaur, who was riding pillion with her husband, Heera Singh, news agency ANI reported.

Heera Singh got involved in a verbal altercation with a man on a scooter, after their vehicle brushed against each other. This fight escalated and turned violent when the assailant fired a single shot from the flyover, hitting Kaur in the chest. 

The shot was fired from below the flyover, from a distance of about 30-35 feet, which hit Kaur in her chest, near her neck. Therafter, her husband rushed her to the GTB Hospital, where the doctors declared her brought dead, ANI reported.

Delhi Police said that a case of murder is being resgistered and the CCTV footage in the area is being scanned.

Efforts are underway to arrest the assailant. Further investigation is in progress, the police told ANI.

27-Yr-Old Woman 'Beaten' By Car Driver In Pune City

In another incident of road rage, a 27-year-old woman was allegedly beaten by a car driver on Baner-Pashan Road on July 20.

She was riding her two-wheeler with her two children, when the driver allegedly followed her for almost two kilometres, before assaulting her.

She was left with severe injuries and bleeding from her nose.

Following the assault, the woman even recorded a video and posted it on Instagram, wherein she can be seen raising concerns about the safety of woman in Pune city and also seeking justice, ANI reported.

The accued driver was arrested by the Pune police after the video went viral on social media. Another woman who was present with him in the car was also arrested.

A case was registered against the accused under sections 118 (1), 74, 115 (2), 352, and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita and the Motor Vehicle Act at the Chaturshrangi police station in the city.