New Delhi, Oct 25 (India today) : In what can be called brazen lawlessness, Delhi witnessed five murders in the last three days in different parts. Incidents of shooting were reported from areas like Shalimar Bagh, Krishna Nagar, and New Usmanpur.

The woman was shot dead in Shalimar Bagh on Tuesday night. The incident took place when the woman identified Priya Mehra, was returning from a Gurudwara with her husband Pankaj Mehra and two-year-old son.
The family was commuting in a car, when another speeding car overtook them. The car-borne assailants held out a gun and attempted to fire at Pankaj, however, Priya suffered severe bullet injuries. Both the infant and the Pankaj escaped unscathed, while Priya died.

Following the incident, the family rushed Priya to the nearest hospital, where she was declared dead. Priya's family allege negligence by both the hospital authorities and police.

The family said that the hospital denied them treatment saying that they will act on arrival of the police. However, on the other hand police were not registering their case citing jurisdiction further delaying treatment.

Priya was a housewife, while Pankaj is a Paharganj-based businessman.