5 held for firing at woman in Dwarka

Police arrested five people in connection with attack on a woman in Dwarka on July 11. The woman, identified as Kiran Bala, was driving her car when the attackers shot at her at around 8 in the morning.

New Delhi: The Delhi police have arrested five people, including two contract killers, in connection with a murderous attack on a woman in Dwarka on Tuesday.

On July 11, a woman in her late 30s was shot at by two bike-borne assailants. The incident occurred near the Radisson Hotel in Dwarka.

The woman, identified as Kiran Bala, was driving her car when the attackers shot at her at around 8 in the morning. One of the bullets struck Bala in the neck which left her unconscious and her car hit the footpath.

She was rushed to the Venkateshwara hospital and is now out of danger, the police said.

Police have also recovered the weapon and the motorcycle used in the crime. Further investigation is underway.