The defendant has been identified as Kuldeep, who fled the scene and remains missing, police said. (Archive)
Chandigarh:
In what appears to be a dishonorable murder case, a woman and her lover, both from the Jat community and from different villages in the Rohtak district of Haryana, were allegedly shot by her father, who disapproved of the alliance.
While the woman, Puja, was killed on the spot, the boyfriend, Mohit, was seriously injured and was rushed to the PGI hospital in Rohtak with serious injuries. His medical condition is now stable, the sources said.
Mohit’s brother was also killed in the shooting, police said.
The shooting took place in a busy market area near Rohtak’s Delhi Ring Road on Wednesday, as Mohit’s family and Puja’s father were going to court to solemnize the marriage, police said.
According to the groom’s mother, Puja’s father, Kuldeep, had previously disapproved of the love match, but agreed to give his blessings to the young couple.
“He (Kuldeep) used it as a pretext to meet with us before going to court. He escaped after shooting at the vehicle in which my family was traveling, including Puja,” he said.
He added that Kuldeep fled the scene after the shooting.
Police have recovered two empty casings from the scene and a forensic team has collected evidence.
A case has been filed in the matter and further investigations are under way, said senior police bureau Sajjan Singh. He added that the woman’s relatives fired bullets but did not specify if he was her father, nor did she identify the man by name.
Four people have been arrested in the case that is due to appear in court tomorrow, police said.
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