UP: Instigated by paramour, woman shoots husband dead; arrested
TNN | Updated: Apr 14, 2019, 09:13 IST
(Representative image)LUCKNOW: A 24-year-old woman allegedly shot dead her husband with a .315 bore country-made pistol in Machhrehta area of Sitapur district on late Friday. She was arrested after being caught in possession of the murder weapon. The police are yet to establish the motive of the murder and suspect that she could have been instigated by her paramour.
Police said the victim, Pushkar Chand (26), was married to Ruby six months ago in Hulupur village in Machhrehta police station area. Chand worked at a tobacco company in Ahemdabad, while Ruby stayed with parents of Pushkar in the village. Police officials privy to the probe told TOI that a .315 bore pistol was arranged by the paramour of the woman who instigated her to kill her husband.
Police said the victim, Pushkar Chand (26), was married to Ruby six months ago in Hulupur village in Machhrehta police station area. Chand worked at a tobacco company in Ahemdabad, while Ruby stayed with parents of Pushkar in the village. Police officials privy to the probe told TOI that a .315 bore pistol was arranged by the paramour of the woman who instigated her to kill her husband.
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