Man shoots at couple, himself near Delhi’s Sirifort

A man shot at himself outside Delhi’s Sirfort auditorium on Saturday night after shooting at a couple in their mid 20s.

A man shot at himself outside Delhi’s Sirfort auditorium on Saturday night after shooting at a couple in their mid 20s.

A man shot at himself outside Delhi’s Sirfort auditorium on Saturday night after shooting at a couple in their mid 20s

Police believe the man who shot at himself after firing at the couple is a stalker. The incident took place around 10 pm near the auditorium.

All three were rushed to the AIIMS trauma centre where their condition was said to be critical.

Preliminary investigation revealed the man had used his father’s licensed pistol. His father, police said, is a CISF constable.

The woman, Kajal, and the man, Jatin Sarkar, who were shot in their stomach, work at a Noida call centre.

An eyewitness named Arun, who was with the couple, told police that he saw the assailant storming towards Kajal and fired a shot at her after an argument.

He then shot Kajal’s friend Sarkar on his abdomen, before shooting himself on his temple

Arun fled in his motorcycle and informed the police control room around half a kilometer from where the couple was shot.

An investigating officer said, the assailant walked into a park where the couple was sitting and got into an argument, after which he fired two shots at them.

Kajal’s family is learnt to have told police that a youth had been stalking her since her college days.

DCP south Ishwar Singh was not available for comments despite repeated calls