A woman was shot dead by her husband at their home in Jadoda village under Badgaon Police Station in Saharanpur district, officials said Friday.
The woman was identified as Nilima, 28, wife of Sanjiv Kumar. She was shot when she tried to stop her husband from having alcohol on Thursday evening, said Saharanpur police officer Dinesh Kumar.
The accused used his licenced revolver in the shooting, the police officer added.
A murder case has been filed against Sanjiv, who is on the run, he added.
Sunil Gupta, his wife Radha and son Abhishek, were produced in a court after they were held from their Hiranandani Gardens home in Mumbai's Powai area on December 15
The police have not initiated any effective action on her written complaint, Leena Paul alleged and sought the court's direction to them to provide security.
The incident took place on Sunday after the dead man, identified as Rajesh, allegedly misbehaved with the wife of the accused Subhash, 32, police said.
Stepping on to the Indian side, the 33-year-old along with his family knelt down and touched the soil of his motherland with their foreheads.
Congress leader Sajjan Kumar on Tuesday resigned from the party’s primary membership.
Gandhi said that his party's victory in the assembly polls was that of the poor, farmers, labourers and small shopkeepers.