Overview

• The Crime Branch arrested Sher Singh of Hisar, Haryana, identified as the prime accused in the case, and said further details will be shared in the coming days.
• Investigators say an unidentified gunman fired inside a Sainik Colony physiotherapy centre on August 21, injuring three women, and victim Mehjabeen Akil Sheikh died on August 29.
• Forensic findings confirmed gunshot wounds, prompting police to register a murder case and transfer the probe to a Special Investigation Team on September 19.
• Three police personnel, including a station house officer, were suspended over alleged lapses after the incident was initially recorded as a traffic mishap.
• The SIT has detained Mehjabeen’s sister Fatima for questioning and is also looking into the reported disappearance of Jaspreet Kaur from the hospital and cross-state links in the case.