Judge wife dies, son in critical condition

NEW DELHI: The 45-year-old wife of a judge, who was allegedly shot by their personal security guard in a crowded market area in Gurgaon on Saturday afternoon, succumbed to her injuries, said the police officials on Sunday.

Additional sessions judge Krishan Kant Sharma’s wife Ritu (45) and son Dhruv (18) had gone for shopping in the Arcadia Market in Sector 49, on Saturday, when they were shot by Mahipal. Subsequently, they were rushed to a hospital in critical condition.

After initial interrogation of the accused, police officers said he was a Haryana police head constable and was serving as the personal security guard of the judge for the past two years.

He had been demanding leave to go home for the past few days, but it was not granted. This might have led to his depression, the officers said.

“The judge also used to scold him often,” one of the interrogating officers said.

On Saturday, the judge’s wife scolded him inside the car when they were going to the market, the officer said. “He had a grudge against the judge,” he added.

The regional medical officer of Gurgaon Civil Hospital, Pawan Choudhary, confirmed Ritu’s death and said the post-mortem examination had been conducted. Her son continues to be critical, he added.

Mahipal was brought to a Gurgaon court, which sent him to police custody for 4 days.

Gurgaon police had sought a week’s custody for extensive interrogation to establish the reason why Mahipal killed Ritu and shot Dhruv.

“Mahipal is frequently changing his statements and becomes furious whenever he is questioned. He said he was depressed on account of his personal and family problems,” said a senior police officer.