Sonu Punjaban, infamous for ruling Delhi’s flesh trade, was allegedly shot by unidentified assailants on Wednesday January 24 in Geeta Colony of East Delhi.
A case of attempt to commit culpable homicide, criminal intimidation and under the arms act has been registered against the unidentified miscreants at Shakarpur police station.
The investigators investing the case are also verifying Sonu Punjaban’s allegations as there are “inconsistencies in her statements’.
“We are investigating. She is repeatedly changing her statements,” said the investigator, adding that “Investigations are focussing on all possible angles.”
The alleged attack happened around 2:30 AM when she was returning to her house in south Delhi’s Sant Nagar after dropping off her son and brother at the latter’s house in east Delhi’s Shakarpur. Punjaban was driving the car and was alone.
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In her statement to the police, she said that three men in a car waylaid her Honda City near Pushta in Geeta Colony and fired thrice at her. Before leaving, they even threatened her. She immediately called up the police control room.
The police has found three bullet holes in Punjaban’s white car. Two of the bullets hit the driver’s seat and the third one hit the rear seat.
Punjaban has been arrested several times in the past for a number of alleged crimes like trafficking, forcing women and children into prostitution. Reportedly, Punjaban was released on bail a week ago as her mother was unwell. She was to return to jail in three days.
