A woman was injured in an incident of firing inside a court in Delhi this morning, officials said. The woman was immediately rushed to the hospital by a police officer present at the court complex, they added.

According to preliminary reports, the accused, who is a lawyer by profession but is currently suspended by the Bar Council, had filed a cheating case against the woman and an advocate at the Saket police station in July 2022. In his complaint, the accused had alleged that the woman took ₹ 25 lahks from him promising high returns.

The incident took place in the district court in Saket.