Delhi cop arrested after woman uses service weapon to die by suicide, injured

34-year-old woman on ventilator after allegedly shooting herself with head constable’s pistol in Greater Noida West; 35-year-old Delhi cop arrested

Greater Noida: A 35-year-old Delhi Police head constable was arrested after a 34-year-old woman with whom he was in a live-in relationship allegedly shot herself using his service firearm at her high-rise apartment in Uttar Pradesh’s Greater Noida West on Friday morning, police said.

Police said the constable had left the hospital but was later arrested with the help of electronic surveillance. (Representative photo)

The woman, a resident of Meerut, is undergoing treatment at a hospital.

A police officer said the woman had been in a relationship with the head constable, a married resident of Raj Nagar Extension in Ghaziabad, for the past few years and that they had been living together in a high-rise apartment for the past three to four months.

“The head constable and the woman had been in a relationship for the past six to seven years, and they married at a temple in Haridwar a few months back,” assistant commissioner of police (Central Noida) Pawan Kumar said.

The head constable’s divorce case is pending in court, ACP Kumar said.

According to the police, the couple, along with four to five friends, were consuming alcohol at their flat. “A dispute broke out around 1 am on Friday when the HC (head constable) received a call from his wife. Following the dispute, the woman locked herself inside another room,” he said.

“The woman shot herself. The HC and his friends took the woman to a nearby private hospital and alerted police,” the ACP added.

Police said the constable had left the hospital but was later arrested with the help of electronic surveillance.

Prima facie, it is suspected to be a case of suicide, the officer said. “However, the investigation is underway, taking all angles into consideration. The weapon used in the crime was seized, and a case was registered at the Bisrakh police station against the HC. Further investigation is underway,” he added.

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