Woman shot at in Delhi for objecting to loud music, suffers miscarriage

The incident occurred late on Sunday at Samaypur Badli’s Siraspur area, where the victim Ranju (single name) lives with her husband

A 30-year-old woman was shot at after she objected to loud music being played at her neighbourhood in outer Delhi’s Samaypur Badli, police officers aware of the matter said on Monday, adding that the woman, who was eight months pregnant, subsequently suffered a miscarriage

According to police, the accused, identified as Harish (single name), lives across the street from the woman. (Representational Image)

The incident occurred late on Sunday at Samaypur Badli’s Siraspur area, where the victim Ranju (single name) lives with her husband. According to police, the accused, identified as Harish (single name), lives across the street from her.

Ravi Kumar Singh, deputy commissioner of police (outer-north), said Harish was celebrating his son’s “kuan pujan” — a ritualistic function —and was playing loud music for the event. “Hearing the loud noise, Ranju emerged on her balcony and asked Harish to stop the music,” said the DCP, quoting the complaint of the victim’s sister-in-law, who was an eyewitness to the incident.

A few minutes later, police said, Harish fired at Ranju, hitting her in the neck. She was rushed to a private hospital in Shalimar Bagh, where she is currently undergoing treatment. However, she suffered a miscarriage due to trauma and as of late on Monday, remained unfit to give her statement, said DCP Singh.