PTI, NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police arrested former Bihar MLA Raju Singh, his wife and two others Thursday in connection with a celebratory firing incident during a New Year’s Eve party at the ex-legislator’s farmhouse here, in which a woman was killed.
The former MLA and his driver Hari Singh, who had fled Delhi after the incident, were arrested Thursday after being detained from Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh a day before.
Raju Singh’s wife Renu Singh and Raminder Singh, who worked for the leader, were arrested for allegedly destroying evidence, police said.
Renu Singh is a former member of the Bihar legislative council.
Raju Singh had unsuccessfully contested the 2015 Assembly election in Bihar on a BJP ticket.
The police have added IPC Section 302, which pertains to punishment for murder, and punishable with a maximum term of life imprisonment or death sentence, to the FIR after Archana Gupta, who was hit by bullets, succumbed to injuries on Thursday.
A pistol and a rifle were seized from the car in which Raju Singh fled from the spot after the incident, Special Commissioner of Police, Law and Order (South), R P Upadhyay said.
“We have arrested Raju Singh and Hari Singh in connection with the incident. They will be produced in a city court later in the day. Police will seek their remand for seven days,” he said.
During questioning, the former MLA’s wife was evasive, sources said.
