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Delhi RWA President and Key Witness Shot Dead in Shalimar Bagh as Police Probe Link to 2023 Murder

Detectives are re-examining the 2023 case to determine whether it triggered Saturday’s attack.

Overview

  • Rachna Yadav, 44, was shot in the head at close range around 11 am in Shalimar Bagh and died at the scene, police said.
  • Investigators recovered an empty cartridge and are scanning CCTV that shows the assailants fleeing on a motorcycle.
  • Police say Yadav was a key witness in her husband Vijendra’s 2023 murder case, which is under trial.
  • The main accused in that earlier case, Bharat Yadav, remains absconding and has been declared a proclaimed offender, and the victim’s daughter alleges he orchestrated the killing.
  • Yadav served as her locality’s RWA president and was known as an active AAP worker, and multiple police teams are pursuing leads with no arrests announced so far.