Man who shot at woman, her 'friend' booked for murder attempt

A day after a man shot at a woman and her friend before shooting himself near Siri Fort in south Delhi, the police today booked the accused for attempt to murder while stating that the incident was a case of love triangle and not stalking, as they had suspected earlier.
The police have also booked accused Kajal Sarkar's father, who works in CISF, under the Arms Act, after it was found that the gun used belonged to him.
Sarkar had yesterday shot the 27-year-old woman and the man identified as Rajender in the National Cooperative Union of India (NCUI) campus here.

Initially it was suspected to be a case of stalking but it has turned out that Rajender and the girl had married in 2009 at a temple. However, the parents of the girl did not approve of Rajender and the two drifted apart and were estranged since 2011, said a senior police officer.
After some time the girl came to know Sarkar through Facebook and they started seeing each other, the official said, adding that she even changed her mobile number so that Rajender could not get in touch with her.
Yesterday, Sarkar and the woman, who belongs to Dibrugarh, went out for dinner and when they returned, they found Rajender outside the hostel where she lived, said the officer.

Rajender, who belongs to north Bengal, had arrived directly from the airport to meet the woman, police said. However, it is still unclear how he got to know of her whereabouts, they said.

Meanwhile, Sarkar also called one of his friends seeking assistance. A heated argument broke out between the three during which Sarkar pulled out a pistol and shot Rajender allegedly in a fit of rage. When the girl tried to intervene and asked him why he shot Rajender, Sarkar shot her as well, the official said.
Fearing that he might get caught, Sarkar shot himself too while his friend called up the police control room .

An emergency response vehicle passing by interevened and rushed the three to the AIIMS trauma centre where Sarkar and Rajender had to be admitted to the ICU.
Police probe has revealed that Sarkar had carried a licence pistol owned by his father Jatin Sarkar who works in the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF).
"A case of attempt to murder has been registered against Sarkar. A case under sections of the Arms Act has been registered against his father as well," said the officer.
Meanwhile, all three were in hospital and not in a condition to give their statement to the police, the officer added.