ED staffer shot dead at marriage function, Delhi police constable among 3 arrested

The constable allegedly shot dead the ED staff member over suspicions that Singh was having an affair with his wife.

Published on: Feb 25, 2026, 07:12:15 IST

By Jignasa Sinha

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A Delhi Police head constable and two others were arrested for allegedly shooting dead a 30-year-old Enforcement Directorate staffer at a wedding function in north Delhi’s Wazirabad on Monday evening.

The 30-year-old man was shot dead by the Delhi Police constable while the other two men restrained him (Hindustan Times File)

Police identified the accused as Parvesh, who joined the force in 2008 and is currently posted with the traffic unit in Bhajanpura. He allegedly used his licensed pistol to shoot Ashish Singh, a multi-tasking staff member with the Enforcement Directorate, over suspicions that Singh was having an affair with his wife.

Around 8pm, Wazirabad police received information that a man with a gunshot injury had been admitted to the Trauma Centre in Timarpur, where doctors declared him dead. Deputy Commissioner of Police (north) Raja Banthia said Singh had gone to attend a neighbour’s wedding with his younger brother, where they encountered Parvesh.

According to police, the two had been in dispute for some time, and Parvesh had allegedly threatened Singh three months ago before families intervened. After the wedding, Parvesh’s relatives — Vikash, Sandeep and Vipin — allegedly restrained Singh, following which Parvesh fired at his chest. Police arrested Parvesh, his brother Sandeep and his brother-in-law Vipin, and seized the weapon.

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Jignasa Sinha
Jignasa Sinha is a Special Correspondent at Hindustan Times in New Delhi. With more than six years of reporting experience, she covers crime and policing in the national capital. Her beats also include Delhi prisons, the Delhi Fire Services and Delhi courts, while she regularly reports on gender, labour and social justice. Over the course of her career, Jignasa has reported on major criminal investigations, international crime syndicates, high-profile cyber fraud cases, law-and-order developments, protests, disasters and public institutions. Her reporting combines breaking news with in-depth, long form, human interest stories that examine the human impact of public policy, policing and the criminal justice system. In addition to reporting for the newspaper, she contributes to the Hindustan Times website and app, and plays an active role in coordinating on-ground coverage of major developments and breaking news across Delhi. Before joining Hindustan Times, Jignasa worked at The Indian Express newspaper in New Delhi, where she spent five years covering crime, Delhi airport, courts and health. She began her journalism career as an intern at an AI magazine in Bengaluru while pursuing her postgraduate diploma in multimedia journalism at the Indian Institute of Journalism and New Media.Read More

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