Sisters threaten man and hit many with speeding car in Delhi apartment complex

The incident took place at Anekant Apartments in East Delhi’s Vasundhara enclave

New Delhi:

Two troublemaking sisters living in a residential complex in east Delhi’s Vasundhara enclave were arrested on Friday after a major drama in which they threatened an elderly man, locked themselves for hours and then drove their car recklessly into the campus, killing people were injured and vehicles were damaged.

Bhavya Jain and Charvi Jain, who allegedly attacked a security guard at Anekant Apartments a month ago, honked their horns non-stop late on Friday night. Ashok Sharma, a 70-year-old retired police officer who lived in the complex, asked them to stop. They responded by damaging Mr Sharma’s flower pots. They then entered his home and threatened him with a knife.

The police were called and by the time they arrived, the sisters locked them in their flat for hours. When they came out, they got into their cars and hurriedly entered the society, damaging parked vehicles and injuring people. They hit a police vehicle and broke through the barrier at the gates of the residential association. A chase ensued as police followed the car. The sisters also hit a scooter rider who was standing on the road outside the residential complex. While the rider escaped, the sisters in their car dragged the scooter for a considerable distance. Police eventually intercepted them at Noida Sector 20 and took them into custody.

Joginder, the scooterist, said he was standing outside the apartment complex with his scooter when the speeding car with the sisters inside hit and dragged the two-wheeler.

Pradeep Chaurasia, the electrician at Anekant Apartments, was among the injured. “One of the sisters looked at all of us, got into the car and started driving. They were driving at a very high speed. My hand was injured,” he said.

The sisters’ family stays elsewhere in Delhi. Previously, in September, the sisters were charged with unlawful confinement and causing hurt after allegedly beating a security guard who worked at the residential complex.

The sisters had asked security guard Akhilesh Kumar to visit their house due to a problem with the piped water. When he said he would send a plumber instead, they insisted he come. When he went, he was beaten up and also burnt with a steam iron, Akhilesh alleged. He said the sisters suspected him of sharing information about them with their parents. The police were called, but the sisters locked them up and did not allow the police into their house. A case was subsequently registered.