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Anganwadi Worker Shot Dead in Delhi; Relative Arrested
Manisha Dabas worked at an Anganwadi and had a shop in Sultanpur Dabas, Delhi.
On Monday morning, someone shot her at the shop.
She was taken to a hospital, but doctors said she had died.
Police investigated and arrested Vicky Dabas within four hours.
Police said he was related to her through her late husband.
Investigators are checking whether family tensions may have been connected to the killing.
They are still investigating what happened.
A 38-year-old Anganwadi worker, identified as Manisha Dabas, was shot at her shop in Sultanpur Dabas, Delhi.
Police said the shooting was reported at 9:15 a.m. on Monday, October 5.
The woman was taken to a hospital and declared dead.
Police arrested Vicky Dabas, her cousin brother-in-law, within four hours of the incident.
Investigators are examining strained relations with her late husband's family as a possible motive; the circumstances remain under investigation.
- Who
- Manisha Dabas, a 38-year-old Anganwadi worker; police arrested her relative Vicky Dabas.
- What
- Dabas was shot dead at her shop; a relative was arrested in connection with the killing.
- Where
- Sultanpur Dabas, outer North Delhi.
- When
- Monday morning, October 5; police received the firing report at 9:15 a.m.
- Why
- Police are examining strained relations between Dabas and her late husband's family as a possible motive; this has not been confirmed.
Police account
Unresolved questions
Motive
Police account
Police said preliminary inquiry indicated strained family relations as a possible motive.
Unresolved questions
Police said the circumstances leading to the murder are still being verified; no motive has been confirmed.
Key facts
- Deceased
- Manisha Dabas, 38, an Anganwadi worker
- Incident
- Shot at her shop
- Location
- Sultanpur Dabas, Delhi
- Reported
- 9:15 a.m. on Monday, October 5
- Arrested
- Vicky Dabas, identified as her cousin brother-in-law
- Arrest timing
- Within four hours of the incident
- Possible motive
- Police are investigating strained relations with the family of her late husband
Quotes
Senior police officer
Police officer describing the shooting and the assailant’s escape.
“Their efforts led to the arrest of the accused, identified as Vicky Dabas, a resident of Sultanpur Dabas, within four hours of the incident. Preliminary interrogation has revealed that the accused is the cousin brother-in-law of the deceased.”
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“An assailant entered the woman’s shop and shot her before fleeing from the spot on a scooter.”
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Sources
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