Crime

Woman shot dead by husband in Reasi; accused held

Ambulance ferrying a patient in Jammu and Kashmir. [FPK Photo]

Reasi: A man allegedly shot dead his wife during a marital dispute in the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, according to police.

The victim, identified as 25-year-old Vaishno Devi, is being shifted from her remote village in Bhomag tehsil to the district hospital for a post-mortem examination, officials said.

The accused, Kamal Chand, a resident of Sarangdhar village in Lamsora Panchayat, has been arrested, PTI reported quoting police.

Chand reportedly used a country-made firearm to commit the crime. A murder case has been registered, and further investigations are underway.

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