Tribune News Service

Amritsar, May 13

A 25-year-old woman was shot dead by unknown persons on the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday. The assailants left the country-made weapon used in the crime with the body which was found in Pandori village today morning.

The victim, identified as Amanpreet Kaur, a resident of the Ganda Singh Wala area, used to work in a beauty salon in the Pandori village. Last evening she told her brother that she would arrive late as she was going to attend some customers after the saloon closes. However, she did not return till late evening. Though they tried to find her but failed to locate her.

The police reached the spot and took the body into its possession and sent it to Jallianwala Bagh Memorial Civil Hospital for autopsy. The victim has a gunshot wound at her chest. On the statement of her father Jasbir Singh, the Kamboh police have registered a murder case against unknown persons. The police authorities said the motive behind the murder would be ascertained only after the arrest of the perpetrators.

According to police, Amanpreet was married to an auto-rickshaw driver and the couple had a son from the marriage.

Sub-Inspector Sukhdev Singh, Investigating Officer and in charge Bal Kalan police chowki, said that she had been working in the beauty salon located near Pandori village bus stand for the past three years. He said the police had recovered a Verna car which was allegedly used in the crime. Once the owners were identified, they would crack the case. He said whether she was sexually assaulted or not, it would be ascertained following the autopsy report.

He said a case under Section 302 of the IPC and the Arms Act was registered against unknown persons for now.