A 55-year-old woman warming herself by a bonfire outside her house was allegedly shot at and grievously injured by youth in Uttam Nagar area of Dwarka district, police said on Wednesday. Police was alerted about the incident on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday, they said.

The incident took place when the victim Shama Devi was sitting with her daughter-in-law and other relatives near a bonfire outside her house, police said. The investigation revealed that the alleged accused parked his bike near the victim's home and walked towards her holding a pistol behind his back. He then opened fire at her and fled from the spot immediately, a senior police officer said.