India, May 24 -- Three days after a 38-year-old woman and her 13-year-old son were found stabbed at their south Delhi's Govindpuri residence and Rs.10 lakh and jewellery worth about Rs.20 lakh stolen, the Delhi Police said they had solved the double murder after arresting the accused, her 28-year-old cousin. following a brief exchange of fire near a park in Tughlakabad Extension in the early hours of Saturday.

The accused, who is a habitual offender from south Delhi's Sangam Vihar and also a drug addict, suffered two bullets - one in each knee - during the encounter near Ghati Wala Park around 2.30 am, deputy commissioner of police (southeast) Hemant Tiwari said.

During the encounter, the accused fired four rounds, of which, one hit the...