Crime spurt: 3 die, 2 critical

Delhi witnessed a bloody Friday, with as many as three incidents of crimes taking place in the city in which three people were killed and two were injured.

Delhi witnessed a bloody Friday, with as many as three incidents of crimes taking place in the city in which three people were killed and two were injured.

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In West Patel Nagar, property dealer Pawan Nangia’s wife and son were found murdered at the family’s J block residence on Friday morning, police said.

“His wife Anuradha and son Cherish (6) were found lying in pools of blood when Nangia returned home around 2:45 am,” said a senior police officer.

Police said personal enmity could be behind the murders.

Central market area in southeast Delhi’s Lajpat Nagar area also witnessed a brutal assault of a mother and her daughter.

The accused, Ankur Sabharwal, attacked 50-year-old Monica Mangal because she objected to his relationship with her daughter Shivangi. Her other daughter Megha was also critically injured in the incident.

In Rohini, 50-year-old Harish Chand Gulati, a milk supplier, was shot dead in his car by unidentified assailants, police said.

“Gulati was on his way to deposit money in his bank,” said a senior police officer. “We recovered Rs 87,600. Gulati’s body has been sent for postmortem.”