Celebratory firing: Former JDU MLA\, wife\, 2 others arrested; woman succumbs to injuries

Celebratory firing: Former JDU MLA, wife, 2 others arrested; woman succumbs to injuries

Press Trust of India  |  New Delhi 

The Police arrested former MLA Raju Singh, his wife and two others Thursday in connection with a celebratory firing incident during a party at the ex-legislator's farmhouse here, in which a woman was killed.

Raju Singh's wife and Raminder Singh, who worked for the leader, were arrested for allegedly destroying evidence, police said.

is a former member of the legislative council.

had unsuccessfully contested the 2015 Assembly election in on a BJP ticket.

The police have added IPC Section 302, which pertains to punishment for murder, and punishable with a maximum term of life imprisonment or death sentence, to the FIR after Archana Gupta, who was hit by bullets, succumbed to injuries on Thursday.

A pistol and a rifle were seized from the car in which fled from the spot after the incident, of Police, (South), R P Upadhyay said.

"We have arrested and in connection with the incident. They will be produced in a city court later in the day. Police will seek their remand for seven days," he said.

During questioning, the former MLA's wife was evasive, sources said.

After their arrest, Raju Singh and were taken to AIIMS for medical examination before their production in the court, Vijay Kumar, of Police (South), said.

Forensic test was also done on the accused to ascertain who fired the shots, police said.

The mortuary is also situated in the same building. Adequate security arrangements were made at the hospital when the accused were taken there.

Reports claimed that the accused met the victim's family members.

The police, however, said they were not allowed to meet the victim's family at the hospital.

The woman's post-mortem is currently underway at AIIMS, hospital sources said.

Police had earlier seized two rifles and 800 bullets from Raju Singh's farm house in south Delhi's Vasant Kunj area.

In his complaint to police, Archana Gupta's husband had said that they were at the farm house on Monday night to celebrate the New Year along with friends and around midnight, two-three rounds were fired by Raju Singh.

Immediately, he noticed that his wife had fallen down and was bleeding.

The police were informed and a medicolegal case was registered, a said.

Raju Singh was booked under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Arms Act, police said, adding that he has five other cases registered against him.

The farm house is owned by Raju Singh's mother where he lives with his family. Singh's two brothers also live with their families in the farm house, police added.

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First Published: Thu, January 03 2019. 17:21 IST