Overview

• The victim was shot twice and killed near GTB Enclave in northeast Delhi on April 14 after refusing to end ties with another man.
• Police arrested Mohammed Rizwan, a 19-year-old welder, in Karnal, Haryana, within 48 hours of the crime using CCTV footage and digital forensics.
• Rizwan reportedly developed an infatuation with the victim after meeting her on Instagram and became enraged over her continued association with another man.
• The accused procured a country-made pistol two days before the murder and handed it to an acquaintance after committing the crime; the weapon remains unrecovered.
• Legal proceedings have been initiated under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Arms Act, while authorities are pursuing the absconding acquaintance who received the pistol.