Overview

• The murder occurred on April 14, 2025, when Mohammed Rizwan fatally shot a 20-year-old woman twice after a heated argument in GTB Enclave, northeast Delhi.
• Rizwan, a welder from Sunder Nagri, was reportedly infatuated with the victim, whom he met via Instagram, and was enraged by her ties to another man.
• Police arrested Rizwan within 48 hours in Karnal, Haryana, using CCTV footage and a tip-off; he was still wearing the clothes seen in the footage.
• The accused admitted to procuring a country-made pistol two days before the murder and handing it to an acquaintance after the crime; the weapon remains unrecovered, and the acquaintance is absconding.
• Rizwan has been charged under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Arms Act, highlighting issues of gender-based violence, social media-linked conflicts, and illegal firearms.