Overview

• The victim, a salon manager, was shot in the chest on July 30 while traveling in Vasant Vihar and remains in stable condition at AIIMS Trauma Centre.
• Police identified the suspects as Abuzair Safi and Aman Sukhla, noting that Safi had been granted interim bail last month in the victim’s 2024 rape complaint against him.
• Aman Sukhla was arrested on July 31, leading to recovery of the black motorcycle used in the attack, and Safi was apprehended on August 1 with the firearm seized.
• Authorities registered an attempted murder case under sections 109(1) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and provisions of the Arms Act at Vasant Vihar Police Station.
• The case has spotlighted challenges in bail oversight for serious offences and reflects an increased reliance on digital forensics in Delhi policing.