Overview
- Police say the couple argued while riding a scooter in East Delhi and that the constable allegedly pulled out his service pistol and shot his wife on Monday before she was taken to LBS Hospital and declared dead.
- Officers formed multiple teams and used CCTV and witness leads to track the suspect across Delhi-NCR and parts of Haryana during a large manhunt that began after the early-morning killing.
- Authorities found the accused, constable Manish Bhati, dead in Mayur Vihar on Tuesday with a gunshot wound and his service revolver beside him in what police describe as an apparent suicide.
- With the prime suspect deceased, investigators say they will rely on CCTV, call-detail records, forensic lab reports and witness statements to reconstruct the sequence of events and establish motive.
- The victim’s family has alleged prolonged dowry harassment and prior complaints to the women’s cell which police are now verifying while the case raises questions about access to and control of police service weapons.