Two more arrested in Delhi sisters’ murder case

New Delhi, June 19 : Two more men have been arrested in connection with the murder of two sisters, who were shot dead in Southwest Delhis R.K.

Puram in the early hours of June 18, an official said on Monday.The accused have been identified as Kishan alias Chaudhary (27) and Ganesh Swamy (39), both residents of sector-12 R.K.Puram.On Sunday, hours after the murder, the Delhi Police had arrested Arjun, Michael, and Dev.The victims, Pinky (30) and Jyoti (29), had come to their brothers house in R.K.Puram on June 14.The police stated that their brother, Lalit, had a financial dispute with Dev."Dev used to work with Lalit and had borrowed money from him.However, Dev started working with Sonu in the area.Last night, Lalit went to Sonus place to demand his money back, leading to a heated argument.

Sonu and Dev later threatened Lalit," the police said.A few hours after this incident, around 2:30 a.m., Sonu, Dev, Arjun, Michael, and others gathered outside Lalits house, with Arjun leading the group.They began pelting stones at Lalits house and broke the door with an iron rod.Seeing this, Lalits two sisters tried to intervene and calm the situation."However, the assailants pulled out pistols and started firing indiscriminately.

Lalit fled from the scene, while his two sisters sustained gunshot wounds and collapsed on the road," said the police.The police received a PCR call at around 4:30 a.m.informing them that two women had been shot in Ambedkar Basti.Pinky and Jyoti were rushed to the Safdarjung Hospital, where they later succumbed to their injuries.Initially, a case of attempted murder, along with sections of the Arms Act, were registered.

Subsequently, section 302 (murder) of the IPC was added to the charges.The police conducted raids at multiple locations in the area and apprehended the three accused.

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