Woman killed for resisting robbery bid, 2 held

Two persons were arrested for allegedly killing a woman in east Delhi when she resisted a robbery attempt, the police said on Thursday. The suspects have been identified

Two persons were arrested for allegedly killing a woman in east Delhi when she resisted a robbery attempt, the police said on Thursday. The suspects have been identified as Mohammad Mazhar (27) and his brother-in-law Mohammad Kamrul (24), the police said, adding that both are residents of Bawana.

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According to the police, the incident took place around four months ago outside the Shani Temple in Patparganj area of east Delhi.

“We arrested both the suspects from a house in northeast Delhi’s New Usmanpur area,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (Outer North) Gaurav Sharma said. During interrogation, it was revealed that the woman was seated in a car outside the temple when the duo approached her and tried to snatch her gold chain. When she resisted, they shot her in the head, he said. The men were involved in several other cases of snatching and vehicle thefts in the national capital, the police said.