A 20-year-old woman employed as a caretaker of a residential building in northwest Delhi’s Keshav Puram area was shot dead by her colleague, allegedly over a personal dispute, police said on Wednesday. The victim, identified as Jyoti, a resident of Azadpur, sustained a gunshot wound to the head and was found lying in a pool of blood inside a room on the third floor of the building in Shanti Nagar. According to the police, a PCR call reporting the alleged murder was received at the Keshav Puram police station, following which a police team rushed to the building.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspected shooter, identified as Saurabh, worked as the night caretaker of the same building. The police suspect that the two were allegedly in a relationship. The police believe that an altercation over a personal issue led to the alleged killing.
After allegedly shooting Jyoti, the accused fled the spot. A crime team and forensic experts inspected the scene and collected evidence, while the body has been sent for post-mortem. The police have launched a search to trace the accused and are examining the circumstances leading to the incident.
