Husband commits suicide by shooting wife in UP’s Firozabad

Firozabad (IANS). A man committed suicide by shooting his wife after a dispute over jewelery in Uttar Pradesh’s Firozabad district. It is learned that there used to be frequent quarrels between Deepak Yadav (30) and his wife Shashi (26) over jewellery. When the couple argued again on Sunday, the family intervened to resolve the dispute. Deepak assures his brother that he will never fight again.

The family heard the sound of firing late on Monday night at around 2 pm. When the family members reached after hearing the sound of gunshot, they found Shashi lying dead on the bed. According to the family, Deepak’s body was found in another room and he was carrying a gun. Deepak was preparing to join the army.

Govind Yadav, the brother of the deceased, said that they often used to fight over jewellery. On Sunday again they had a fight on the same issue. I spoke to Deepak and he assured me that he will not fight again. But last night we heard gunshots and found him dead.

Shikohabad CO Devendra Singh said that we got a call that two people have died. After reaching the spot, we found a woman lying dead on the bed, while a man was found dead in another room.

Police said that the initial investigation suggested that the man had shot himself. Their relatives told us that the deceased had fought among themselves over jewellery. In this case, the forensic team has been called and the dead bodies have been sent for postmortem.