A Delhi woman who had suffered a miscarriage after her neighbour opened fire at her for objecting to loud music last week has succumbed to her injuries.
The 30-year-old Delhi woman who suffered a miscarriage after being shot by her neighbour in northwest Delhi’s Siraspur last week succumbed to her injuries on Saturday, police told news agency PTI on Sunday.
The woman was shot as she had protested against the loud music being played by a DJ during a party at the neighbour’s house. The victim, identified as Ranju, was shot by her neighbor Harish on April 3.
According to a senior police officer, “The woman’s condition was stated to be critical. She was undergoing treatment at a city hospital. We received information from the hospital on Saturday that she had succumbed to her injuries”.
Following her death, the police have added Section 302 (murder) to the FIR, the police officer said.
A PCR call was received around 12:15 am on April 3 about a shooting incident in Siraspur. Upon arriving at the location, it was discovered that Ranju, a resident of Siraspur, had been admitted to Max Hospital in Shalimar Bagh.
Doctors at the hospital stated that she had suffered a gunshot wound to her neck and was not in a condition to give a statement, as reported by Deputy Commissioner of Police (outer north) Ravi Kumar Singh.