A 20-year-old school student was shot dead by two motorcycle-borne assailants in broad daylight in Uttar Pradesh’s Jalaun district on Monday, police mentioned.
One particular person was later arrested following an alternate of fireplace with police throughout which he sustained a bullet damage. Police mentioned the accused attacked the student after she reportedly refused his marriage proposal. Efforts are on to nab the second accused.
Extra director normal of police (ADGP) Alok Singh mentioned the incident befell when the deceased, Roshini Ahirwar, a Bachelor of Arts (BA) student at Ram Lakhan Patel Diploma College, was returning dwelling after showing for an examination in her school. “Her father Man Singh mentioned she was returning dwelling after her examination when she was shot on her head,” Singh mentioned.
“The assailants used a country-made pistol and had deserted the weapon on the spot earlier than escaping,” he added.
The crime spot is round 200 metres away from a neighborhood police station. One accused, recognized as Raj Ahirwar, was later arrested on the premise of a grievance by the lady’s mother and father..
Jalaun superintendent of police (SP) Iraj Raja mentioned after Ahirwar was arrested, he was taken to get better the motorbike quantity plate he had dismantled. Throughout this time, he snatched the service pistol of a neighborhood station home officer and fired on the police officers. The police retaliated and shot him in the legs.
Preliminary probe suggests Roshini and Raj knew one another. “As Raj needed to marry her, Rohini had began distancing herself from him. Angered by this, he adopted her on Monday and together with one of his cousins, killed her,” the SP mentioned.