Woman shot dead by two bike-borne criminals

Bhopal (IANS) | Two bike-borne unidentified criminals shot dead a woman in Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar district. The accused escaped after killing the woman. The incident took place around 11 am when the victim, a resident of Basant Vihar area, had reached a temple with her friend. According to information, the victim was parking her scooty when two bike-borne criminals came near her and shot her in the head.

The victim’s friend ran away screaming in panic. Before anyone could do anything, the criminals fled from the spot. This incident spread panic among the people who saw the incident.

Dhar District Superintendent of Police Manoj Kumar Singh along with other senior policemen reached the spot. The body was taken to the hospital for postmortem. The relatives of the victim also reached the hospital.

A case of murder has been registered against both the unidentified persons and raids have been launched to arrest them, police said. Things are not clear as of now, said a senior police officer. The search for the culprits has been launched on the basis of the statements of people who saw the incident very closely.

Significantly, on Tuesday, a woman had allegedly killed her three minor daughters in Dhar. According to the police, bodies of two girls were recovered from a well, while one girl was found dead outside the well.

The police claimed to have arrested the victims’ mother on Wednesday morning.

–IANS