Overview
- The juvenile was apprehended near Press Club Road in Kamla Market a day after the Tuesday morning firing in Chandni Mahal’s Turkman Gate area.
- Officers recovered a pistol with two live cartridges reported to have been used in the offence, according to DCP (Crime) Vikram Singh.
- The elderly victim was taken to LNJP Hospital and is reported to be stable under medical care.
- A case has been registered under attempt-to-murder provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita along with charges under the Arms Act.
- Investigators are probing the role of associate Sameer Malik, while police say the juvenile has prior involvement in serious cases in Dabri and Alipur.