25-yr-old folk singer Sushma shot dead in Greater Noida

The police, in a press statement, said that the woman had got divorced from her husband about four years ago. She was at the moment living with a person called Gajendra Bhati, the police statement added.

A 25-year old folk singer was shot dead by two motorcycle-borne assailants outside Mitra Society in Greater Noida on Tuesday around 8:30pm. The victim, Sushma, was rushed to Kailash Hospital where she succumbed to injuries.

Folk singer Sushma was shot dead.

Sushma lived in Mitra Society in Greater Noida. The police, in a press statement, said that the woman had got divorced from her husband about four years ago. She was at the moment living with a person called Gajendra Bhati, the police statement added.

Vaibhav Krishna, senior superintendent of police, Gautam Budh Nagar, said that on August 19, 2019 some unidentified criminals had attacked Sushma in Mehsana Village in Bulandshahr during a cultural programme. “The local police had registered a first information report at the time, for attempt to murder and launched an investigation. The woman had visited Bulandshahr police station on Tuesday regarding her case. In the evening, she was returning to her residence at Mitra Society when two motorcycle-borne assailants intercepted her,” he said.

Police said that the assailants shot three-four bullets at Sushma, who was wounded and collapsed on the ground. A police team from the Sector Beta II police station reached the spot after getting information from locals and rushed Sushma to the Kailash Hospital, where she died. The criminals then fled the spot on their motorcycle.

Police said they are registering an FIR for murder and have launched a search to arrest the criminals.