Mumbai: A 31-year-old woman died in firing after a scuffle broke out between two families in the Indira Nagar Mandala area located in Mankhurd. The incident happened on Saturday evening.
As per the police, Aditya Sonu Singh raped the daughter of the deceased 15-days-ago. On the complaint of the deceased, the Mankhurd police had registered a case against Aditya, who at present is absconding. Aditya's brother Atish Sonu Singh, to avenge his brother, fired the shot along with his father Sonu Singh, in which the rape victim's mother died. The police is already on the lookout for absconding Aditya, and now his brother Ashish and father Sonu Singh are also on the run.
The matter surfaced when Mumbai Police's control room received a call around 7:18 in the evening saying there is a gun firing in the aforesaid area. Everyone surrounding the crime scene dispersed while the body was lying in a pool of blood, unattended. People were apparently scared to go near the body. Some had attempted to call emergency service ambulance but nobody responded.
Woman declared dead at hospital
When a team of police from Mankhurd police station reached the spot, they immediately took the body to Rajawadi Hospital in Ghatkopar. However, she was declared dead by the hospital authorities before arrival.
The deceased is identified as Farzana Irfan Shikh, confirmed the police adding that Shaikh was shot near her chest by the accused.
Sheikh's father named Mohammad Israr Chowdhary, 48, who was on the spot registered a case against the shooter, added the police.
According to police sources, Potya alias Sonu Singh is the one who fired at Sheikh. However, he immediately fled the scene.
A team has been formed to investigate and trace the accused, said the police, while footage from nearby CCTV camera are being accessed to find clues in the murder.
A case has been registered under section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code against the accused, while further probe is on to find out about the source of weapon (gun) and whereabouts of the accused.
