GHAZIABAD: A 22-year-old woman was shot by a man she had been in a relationship with for five years after he learnt her marriage had been fixed with someone else, police said.
The incident occurred on Saturday evening in Nanglaber village, Bhojpur area, Additional Commissioner of Police (ACP) Modinagar Amit Saxena stated.
The 28-year-old accused, Pradeep Kumar, allegedly entered the woman’s home and fired at her with a country-made pistol.
She fell to the floor and was rushed by family members and neighbours to a hospital in Modinagar. She was later referred to Meerut for specialised treatment.
Doctors said the bullet was lodged superficially near her ear, and a neurosurgeon is expected to perform surgery on Monday, the ACP added.
Police said the woman, an MSc first-year student, had stopped communicating with Pradeep in recent weeks. He was reportedly upset that her wedding had been arranged with someone else.
Pradeep had also spent significant money on her and was paying EMIs for an air conditioner installed in her home, officials said.
"He felt insulted among his friends after learning about her marriage," Saxena said.
Police teams are conducting raids at Pradeep's possible hideouts, the officer added.
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