BSP leader among two dead in twin shooting incident in Delhi

BSP leader among two dead in twin shooting incident in Delhi

Two firing incident in the Delhi national capital took place on Tuesday.

Early morning, BSP leader,businessman Deepak Bharadwaj was shot dead by two men in his farmhouse in south Delhi on Tuesday, police said.The incident took place in the farmhouse 'Nitish Kunj' located in Vasant Kunj area at around 9:15 AM.Two men came in a car and had a chat with 62-year-old Bharadwaj and after sometime they opened fire at him, a senior police official said.He was rushed to Army's Research and Referral Hospital where he succumbed to injuries. The post-mortem will be carried out in AIIMS, the official said.Bharadwaj was into real estate business and had contested the 2009 Lok Sabha elections on a BSP ticket.

In another shooting spree, in after noon ,25 year old woman was shot dead and her father injured allegedly by the woman’s husband in a Metro station in east Delhi, police said.The incident took place on the escalator of the Karkardooma Metro Station at 12:10 PM. The deceased has been identified as Deepti. Pawan, the accused, fled the scene after leaving the 12 bore double barrel gun at the spot.

Deepti and her father Bisham Das were entering the Metro through an escalator when Pawan allegedly opened fire.Five empty cartridges were recovered from the spot.