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NEW DELHI: The man who shot and the woman who died had no grudge between them. The drama in the room was not about them. He had tagged along with a friend, she looked in out of curiosity. And then, bang. That’s the story of the body dumped at Delhi’s GTB Hospital on Wednesday night.

The sequence of events became clear after police tracked down and arrested the main suspect, Sunny, on Friday. DCP (Shahdara) Meghna Yadav said the pistol used in the crime had also been found in his possession, and a hunt is on for his accomplice, Pawan.

On Wednesday, Pawan and Sunny had visited a Dilshad Garden house that doubles as a boutique. Pawan knew the boutique owner well, and had been in a relationship with one of her workers. After he broke off with her for someone else, she allegedly told his wife about his new affair. Pawan wanted to frighten his ex, for which he had armed himself.

Pawan and Sunny reached the house around 8pm. Pawan asked the owner to call his ex. As soon as she entered, Pawan pulled out the pistol and stared at her. The other women in the room screamed. Pawan passed the pistol to Sunny.

Disturbed by the noise, the 24-year-old victim came out to see what was happening, and asked if the gun in Sunny’s hand was a toy. He told police he shot her in the abdomen from less than five metres away, just to make a point.

As she collapsed in front of 10 witnesses, the enormity of his act hit Sunny. Together with Pawan and the boutique owner, he rushed the heavily bleeding woman to a private hospital nearby in his car. They were referred to GTB Hospital, where they dumped her on a stretcher and fled.

