Published 20:20 IST, September 14th 2019

Delhi: Woman shot while trying to stop a husband-wife quarrel

A 21-year-old woman was shot when she tried to stop a fight between a husband and his wife in outer Delhi's Narela area, police said on Saturday.

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A 21-year-old woman was shot when she tried to stop a fight between a husband and his wife in outer Delhi's Narela area, police said on Saturday. y said Rachna was shot around 10 pm on Friday when she intervened to stop quarrel between Javed and his wife in Narela's Sector B2.

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Incident 

On Thursday, Javed left his wife at her parent's home but returned to take her back forcibly. His wife refused, leading to a quarrel between m, said Gaurav Sharma, deputy commissioner of police (Outer rth Delhi).

Rachna, a neighbour, intervened to stop fight but Javed shot her and ran away, Sharma said. She is recuperating at a hospital. A case under relevant sections of IPC has been registered, police said. Police are trying to nab Javed, described as a bad character by Narela police station. He supplied bread to shops. 

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In ar case in delhi, a three-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her cousin in Uttar Pradesh's Baghpat district, police said on Saturday.

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girl was playing with her friends when 24-year-old man took her to a secluded spot and allegedly raped her on Friday, Superintendent of Police Pratap Gopendra Yadav said. accused left child in a "very bad condition" and fled vill, y said, adding that girl's family took her to a doctor who told m about sexual assault.

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On complaint of victim's family, an FIR was lodged against accused, who is son of victim's uncle, and efforts are on to nab him, police said. Police said that man lived in Chandigarh and had come to vill five days ago.

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18:18 IST, September 14th 2019