Overview

• The shooting took place on July 30 when Abuzair Safi allegedly fired at the survivor’s auto-rickshaw near Poorvi Marg, striking her in the chest.
• Safi, who secured interim bail in the survivor’s 2024 rape case last month, was traced and arrested on August 1 through technical surveillance and local intelligence.
• Accomplice Aman Sukhla was detained on July 31 and the black motorcycle used in the attack was recovered from his possession.
• Investigators seized a country-made pistol and have registered charges under sections 109(1) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita along with Arms Act provisions.
• The survivor is receiving treatment at AIIMS Trauma Centre while Delhi Police continue probing possible links between the shooting and a broader conspiracy.