Two women were allegedly killed by a group of assailants early on June 18 morning in the RK Puram area of the national capital, a heavy security area where the Narcotics Control Bureau, RK Puram Air Headquarters and staff camp of the Central Reserve Police Force are all located.
The women were sisters trying to save their brother from attackers, police said, adding that three accused have been arrested. The RK Puram police station recieved a Police Control Room call at 4:40 a.m. on Sunday, with the caller saying that two of his sisters had been shot at Ambedkar Basti, which is located just a short walk across the road from the NCB and Air HQ premises.
Police arrived at the spot and found that neighbours and family members had shifted the women to Safdarjung Hospital. The women — Pinky, 30 and Jyoti, 29 — were alive when they reached the hospital, but then succumbed to their injuries there, an officer said. Pinky, who lived in Munirka had two children, while Jyoti had three children and lived in Ambedkar Basti. They died while saving their brother Lalit, a taxi driver.
