Overview
- Police identified the suspect as Akash Kashyap and registered an FIR, booking him under BNS Sections 109(1) and 333 for attempt to murder and criminal house trespass.
- The 21-year-old victim was admitted to Lok Bandhu Hospital with gunshot wounds to her shoulder and hand, and doctors say she is stable and out of danger.
- Investigators say the attacker allegedly tried to shoot a seven-year-old child in the home who escaped unharmed, and he fled in a Scorpio after locking the injured woman in a room.
- Family members report a year-long relationship that the victim cut off over alleged substance abuse, stalking and harassment, with claims he arrived with associates, assaulted her and smashed a CCTV camera before firing.
- Fresh police leads include CCTV clips of the suspect’s arrival and getaway and an apparent accomplice, as officers probe the victim’s allegations of broader criminal links while multiple teams conduct raids to arrest him.