A woman was injured in a firing that took place in the Delhi Saket court on Friday. According to police, the matter was related to a money dispute and the accused has been arrested. A man dressed as a lawyer fired multiple rounds at the woman. Police said the man, a former advocate at the Saket court, had filed a case of cheating against the woman over a monetary dispute involving Rs 25 lakh and the hearing in the case was scheduled for Friday.
"An FIR was registered in December in which the victim of today's incident is accused. The woman had taken money from the person (shooter) on the promise of doubling it, both of them had come to the court related to the matter. Several other cases of fraud are also lodged against the woman. The man was an advocate here for a long time and was in his uniform at the time of the incident," DCP South Chandan Chowdhary, Delhi Police.
Arun Ramaswamy, husband of the victim said, "I dropped her off at the court for a hearing in a civil case at 10 am today. Soon after I got a phone call that she has been shot. A man named Kameshwar has been trying to extort money from her."
The alleged shooter has been identified as Advocate Rajendra Jha and debarred by the bar council. He reportedly had an IPC Section 420 case against the victim. The shooter is said to have escaped via canteen back entry. Teams to nab the accused are formed and activated.
AAP targets L-G
Led by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the AAP slammed Lieutenant Governor (LG) V K Saxena over the city's law-and-order situation on Friday, following a shooting incident inside the Saket court complex.
Reacting on the incident, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that the law and order situation in the national capital has completely broken down. "The law and order situation in Delhi has completely broken down. Instead of obstructing the work of others and doing dirty politics on everything, everyone should focus on their own work. The safety of the people cannot be left to God."
