India, Feb. 11 -- A 37-year-old woman was killed after being accidentally shot by her 18-year-old son inside their home in southeast Delhi's Jungpura on Monday night, police said, adding that the accused has been apprehended

Deputy commissioner of police (southeast) Dr Hemant Tiwari said that the victim was identified as Sumati Devi. The victim stayed in Pant Nagar in Jungpura and worked as a domestic help in nearby households.

Police said that they received a call at 10.39 pm from Moolchand Hospital, reporting that a woman with a gunshot wound had been brought dead.

Police said a preliminary inquiry revealed the incident happened in Valmiki Mandir JJ cluster which falls under the jurisdiction of Hazrat Nizamuddin police station.

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