Bike-borne men fire at 2 transgenders, arrested
A Delhi police constable came to the rescue of two transgenders after bikeborne assailants opened fire at them in South Delhi area on Saturday. The police said that it has arrested the accused after a brief chase.
The two accused are Mukesh (24) and Kapil (21), both residents of Madangir in South Delhi. The police said that the duo was arrested from Ambedkar Nagar on Saturday.
According to DCP (South district) Atul Kumar Thakur, the accused were hired to kill the transgender women and were offered Rs 5 lakh for the job.
“Another transgender woman had given the contract to take revenge for
the murder of her friend last year. The incident took place on Saturday when constable Kamal Prakash was conducting an enquiry into the murder case,” said the DCP.
“He noticed two men opening fire at the transgender women near Bhatia Kalan village on Chhatarpur Road here. The policeman immediately rushed to control the situation,” said the DCP.
“The accused also targeted the policeman, but he pushed the bike of the accused following which they fell on the road. The assailants then jumped into an auto and fled from the spot,” said the DCP.
“The constable immediately alerted his team and they chased the assailants, following which the two were arrested. The police recovered a country-made pistol and another pistol with live cartridges from the possession of the accused,” said the DCP.
“While the bike used in the commission of the crime has been seized, one used cartridge and a fired bullet was recovered from the spot,” the DCP said.
During interrogation, the accused said that they were hired by Pinky to eliminate the victims — Shalu and Aaliya, he said.