Amanat Ali arrested for attempting to kill a minor Hindu girl

New Delhi, Sept 1: The Delhi Police on Thursday arrested accused Amanat Ali who attempted to kill a teenager by firing bullets at her in Sangam Vihar, South Delhi on August 25. According to DCP Benita Mary Jaiker, the 16-year-old victim was in contact with Ali through social media and when the girl stopped talking to him some time ago, he decided to eliminate her. “The accused disclosed that the girl was in touch with him for two years through social media but she was not talking to him for 4-5 months,” the DCP said.

 

 

 

The victim Naina Mishra is a resident of Sanga Vihar. In her complaint, she stated that she was returning home from school when she felt that three boys on motorcycles were stalking her. “When I reached B block, Sangam Vihar, one of the boys shot at me from behind with a pistol, and all three fled from the spot thereafter,” said the victim.

 

 

 

Police probe revealed that the girl was shot at by the accused and she sustained an injury on her shoulder. The victim was shifted to Batra hospital. The accused has been booked under Section 307 (attempt to murder) at Tigri police station. The 19-year-old accused, a native of Mawana town in the Meerut district of UP, was currently living in Sangam Vihar in Delhi.

 

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During interrogation, the accused told police that the victim was in contact with him through social media but she stopped talking to him some time ago. This made him unhappy and he allegedly decided to kill the girl, said a statement from Delhi Police. Hence, he contacted the other accused Bobby and Pawan to execute his plan.