Delhi Police on Wednesday, 2 January, arrested former JDU MLA Raju Singh after a woman was alledgedly wounded from his celebratory gunshots at a New Year party. Singh, who was earlier absconding, was arrested in Uttar Pradesh,
Archana Gupta, 42, sustained serious injuries after Singh fired celebratory gunshots the party at his farmhouse in south Delhi’s Vasant Kunj.
The incident reportedly took place on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday.Police on Wednesday, 2 January reportedly recovered two rifles and 800 bullets from the farmhouse in Delhi.
In his complaint, the victim’s husband alleged they were in the farm house on Monday night to celebrate the new year along with friends.“He has filed a complaint stating that they were at the farmhouse on Monday night for a New Year party with friends on the invitation of Raju Singh’s elder brother. He stated that around 12 am, two or three rounds were fired by Singh. Gupta saw his wife Archana fall down, bleeding profusely,”R
The officer said the accused has five cases registered against him in Bihar. His wife is a former Member of Legislative Council from Bihar. A case was registered against Raju under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and Arms Act, a senior police officer said.
The accused is absconding and teams have been formed to nab the accused, police said.
PTI
