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.
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The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought a response by the police on a plea by Yashpal Singh challenging the death sentence awarded to him in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case.
The delegation had detailed deliberations with the members of the community, where certain requests were made by the Sikhs for monetary assistance.
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AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi said people of Telangana and also Hyderabad have rejected the "opportunistic, divisive and communal" politics of Congress and BJP.
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