A 22-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly shooting his elder sister dead in northeast Delhi's Gautampuri area. The police recovered a country-made pistol and six live cartridges from his possession, officials said on Saturday.

The police said they received information about the incident at the New Usmanpur police station around 8.21 pm on July 17. A team reached Gali No. 17 in Gautampuri, where a woman, identified as Waseema (32), was found with a gunshot injury.

The police registered a case under Section 103(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) at the New Usmanpur police station and launched an investigation.

Meanwhile, Head Constable Nafish of the Jafrabad police station, who was on patrol duty in Chauhan Bangar, noticed a man behaving suspiciously and attempting to flee. He was intercepted and searched, leading to the recovery of a country-made pistol and six live cartridges.

During interrogation, the accused identified himself as Mohammad Anas (22), a resident of Sardhana in Meerut district, Uttar Pradesh, and allegedly confessed to shooting his sister, the police said. A separate case under Section 25 of the Arms Act was registered at the Jafrabad police station.

The police later confirmed that the accused was linked to the murder reported at New Usmanpur. The police seized the murder weapon and took the accused into custody.